Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet Elva Orozco Mendoza, 2020 Career Enhancement Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has named 32 new Career Enhancement Fellows—10 junior faculty members who will receive 12-month Fellowships, 20 who will receive six-month Fellowships, and two who will receive six-month Adjunct Faculty […]

Career Paths

Dr. Maria Puerta-Riera Talks about the Benefits of a Career at a Community College & How COVID-19 is Likely to Affect These Institutions

Dr. Maria Puerta-Riera is a political scientist with a doctorate in cultural studies, dedicated to political analysis, specializing in issues related to democracy in Venezuela and Latin America. She is currently teaching social sciences (Research Techniques in Social […]

Journals

Navigating Political Science as a Woman

Navigating Political Science as a Woman By Diana Z. O’Brien, Rice University How do you succeed in academia? Since taking a faculty position, I have thought a lot about this question. Since earning tenure, I have had […]

Civic Engagement

Everywhere is the Same Story: Voter Turnout!

2020 is an important electoral year in the United States. Voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot for a candidate to the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. Whenever elections occur […]

Journals

Community as Self: An Interview with Nadia E. Brown

Community as Self: An Interview with Nadia E. Brown By Guillermo Caballero, Purdue University, Jasmine C. Jackson, Purdue University, and Nadia E. Brown, Purdue University An interview between Professor Nadia E. Brown and her graduate students, […]

People

Public Engagement Profile: Tanisha Fazal

From speaking to community groups to liaising with the media and briefing policymakers, political scientists share their work with non-academic audiences in diverse ways. In this new interview series from APSA’s Public Engagement Program, APSA […]