APSA Public Statements Archives

APSA Sexual Harassment Policy

January 9, 2018 Comments Off

Given the ongoing national discussion on sexual harassment, The APSA Council and staff would like to remind all of our members of APSA’s sexual harassment policy, posted here. Harassment of colleagues, students, or other conference participants […]

APSA Expresses Deep Concern about Proposed Legislative Changes to Status of Central European University in Hungary

March 31, 2017 Comments Off

March 31, 2017 Mr. Zoltán Balog Minister of Human Capacities 1054 Budapest, Akadémia utca 3. Hungary Dear Minister Balog: We are writing to express our deep concern about proposed legislative changes to the status of […]

APSA Statement on Impact of 2018 Budget Request on Political Science

March 20, 2017 Comments Off

APSA Statement on Impact of 2018 Budget Request on Political Science The President’s 2018 Budget Blueprint released on March 16 proposes to eliminate federal funding for programs of critical importance to political science research and […]

Take Action: Letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding academic freedom in Turkey

January 20, 2016 6

Last week, many APSA members wrote to us and brought attention to current developments in Turkey, where scholars – including scholars of politics – signing a petition calling on the Turkish government to end military […]

Letter to Wheaton College President Ryken regarding Professor Larycia Hawkins

January 6, 2016 3

Dr. Philip Graham Ryken, President Wheaton College Blanchard Hall 501 College Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187 Dear President Ryken: It is with great concern that we write regarding the status of a political scientist and member […]

Letter of concern regarding Dr. Emad Shahin

December 1, 2015 Comments Off

On behalf of the American Political Science Association, Jennifer Hochschild, David Lake, Rodney Hero, and Steve Smith write to His Excellency Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to express deepest concern […]

American Scholarly Societies Joint Statement on “Campus Carry” Legislation

November 30, 2015 Comments Off

The American Political Science Association and 28 other scholarly societies issued a joint statement today about Campus Carry legislation that allows concealed weapons on college campuses. The joint statement follows an October 16 statement by […]

APSA Statement on Campus Carry

October 16, 2015 2

The American Political Science Association is deeply concerned about the impact of Texas’s new Campus Carry law on freedom of expression in Texas universities. The law, which was passed earlier this year and takes effect […]

APSA Public Statements