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Teaching Training in Canadian Political Science PhD Programs

Teaching Training in Canadian Political Science PhD Programs By Dax D’Orazio, University of Guelph, Elise Sammons, Rissa Reist, Noelle Jaipaul and Meagan Auer, University of Albert...

What advice do you have for this student who’s in his first year of college and interested in both statistics and politi...

Joey Jennings writes: I’m a first-year statistics major and wanted to reach out because statistics and political science were my two main options when choosing a major, and I’m sti...

2026 Short Course: Designing Civically Engaged Political Science Pedagogy

Designing Civically Engaged Political Science Pedagogy Half Day Short Course | Register here 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition — Boston, MA 9:00 am – 1:00 pm This short cou...

2026 Short Course: APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Mandates

APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Mandates Full Day Short Course | Register here 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition — Boston, MA 9:00 am – 5:00 pm A...

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Sashi Juarez-Galindo, University of Maryland, College Park

Sashi Juarez-Galindo is a first-year PhD student in the University of Maryland’s Government and Politics program. His work focuses on race and ethnic politics, Latino politics, int...

Designing A State Capital Internship Program: Lessons Learned in a New Program

Designing A State Capital Internship Program: Lessons Learned in a New Program By Steven D. Roper, Camila Mychalczuk and Cristina López Vergara, Florida Atlantic University As a fo...

Pursuing Non-Academic Careers with a Political Science PhD: An APSA Status Committee Virtual Workshop | Wednesday, May 1...

“Pursuing Non-Academic Careers with a Political Science PhD” Wednesday, May 13, 2026 1:30 PM (ET) / 10:30 AM (PT) Register Here Navigating the non-academic job market as a Politica...

Demographics of the Profession: APSA Membership | APSA Data on the Profession

The American Political Science Association serves a diverse membership around the world. From 2015 onwards, APSA required members to opt in or opt out of providing demographic info...

Volunteerism as Civic Education: Recommendations for University-Led Volunteer Courses

Volunteerism as Civic Education: Recommendations for University-Led Volunteer Courses By Ben Lyall, Laura Woodbridge and Zareh Ghazarian, Monash University This paper reflects on t...

APSA Graduate Student Survey: Participant Characteristics and Finances | Data on the Profession

The 2026 APSA Graduate Student Survey, conducted from February to April 2026, gathered responses from 207 graduate students in political science and closely related fields (e.g. pu...

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress By Craig Volden, University of Virginia, Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas and Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University We...

American students' lack of basic civics knowledge alarms education advocates

Education advocates are pushing for stronger national civics standards as data shows most U.S. students lack a basic knowledge of American government.

Round-Up: APSA Advocacy Updates, Opportunities, and Events in Washington

APSA Advocacy Events Roundup In March 2026, APSA supported advocacy events in Washington, D.C. on behalf of federal funding for research and higher education programs. March 23-24,...

The Classroom as Civic Sanctuary: Teaching, Learning, and the Emotional Labor of Democracy

The Classroom as Civic Sanctuary: Teaching, Learning, and the Emotional Labor of Democracy By Ray Block Jr., Pennsylvania State University What does it mean to teach democracy in a...

A Political Scientist’s Playbook for Consulting & Business: APSA Webinar | Friday, April 17, 2026

“A Political Scientist’s Playbook for Consulting & Business” Friday, April 17, 2026 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST Register Here Join the APSA Careers Diversity Committee to explor...

Teaching in Challenging Times Revisited—A Perspective from Texas

Teaching in Challenging Times Revisited—A Perspective from Texas By Terry L. Gilmour, Midland College COVID, numerous protests, and the events of January 6, 2021 gave political sci...

Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Yesli Aguilar, Texas A&M University

Yesli Aguilar, Texas A&M University Yesli Aguilar is a rising senior at Texas A&M University, where she studies political science in the Bush School of Government and Publi...

Teaching Legislative Politics Through a Game: Active Learning, Assignment Co-creation, and Assessment Across Modalities

Teaching Legislative Politics Through a Game: Active Learning, Assignment Co-creation, and Assessment Across Modalities By Jennifer L. Clemens, University of Wisconsin–Parkside and...

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Zabdi Velasquez Zavalza, University of California, Los Angeles

Zabdi R. Velásquez Zavalza is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Political Science at UCLA. He specializes in comparative politics and race, ethnicity, and politics, wi...

Finding Joy in Teaching During Dark Times

Finding Joy in Teaching During Dark Times By Michelle D. Deardorff, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The last decade has been difficult for political scientists as we witness...

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Jaime Carbajal, University of Texas at Austin

Jaime Andres Carbajal is a second-year Ph.D. student studying American politics and political methodology in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Usin...

UNO Celebrates 30 Years of Ph.D. in Public Administration, Explores Future of Public Service in Turbulent Times

The School of Public Administration celebrated this anniversary with a day of discussions.

Understanding conflict, power, and security today

US politics expert Dr Clodagh Harrington on the importance of strategic thinking in an unstable world – and studying it online at University College Cork.

Report: Arizona Public Universities Fall Short on Civics