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APSA Campus Teaching Award Recognition

Each year, APSA recognizes political science faculty who have received teaching awards from their own colleges or universities during the past academic year. APSA will feature the winners and titles of their awards in the August issue of Political Science Today.

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Slow down on Alito, y'all. NPR is taking their post down.

About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.

Oh hey! That’s the one I’m doing. Really excited for this! Reach out if you have any questions. Graduate students who are looking at jobs at teaching focused institutions are especially encouraged to apply! But I think the course will be of use to everyone.

APSA@apsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Learn more about #APSA2026 Short Course: Inclusive Pedagogy: Creating Courses That Include All Students!

APSA celebrates Pride Month! In recognition of #PRIDE, check out the latest journal articles and publications highlighting LGBTQ+ politics and research in the political science profession. #PrideMonth2026 🧵

Planning to present at #APSA2026 or serve on an LGBT committee? Apply for a travel grant from the APSA Committee on the Status of LGBT Individuals in the Profession. 📅 Deadline: June 28 Apply here: buff.ly/PuaQPym #AcademicTravel #LGBT #polisky

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The APSA Committee on the Status of LGBT Individuals in the Profession is sponsoring travel grants to support attendance at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting.  About the Travel Grant Travel grants will…

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I got a sneak preview of this and it’s gonna be great!

APSA@apsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Learn more about #APSA2026 Short Course: Designing Civically Engaged Political Science Pedagogy!

One month left to apply for the APSA Committee on the Status of LGBT Individuals in the Profession travel grant to support attendance at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. The application deadline is June 28, 2026. #APSA2026 Apply here: buff.ly/v9pf8P8

Apply for APSA Committee on the Status of LGBT Individuals Travel Grants | Deadline: June 28, 2026

The APSA Committee on the Status of LGBT Individuals in the Profession is sponsoring travel grants to support attendance at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting.

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Apply by 6/15! The 2026 APSA Fund for #Latino Scholarship awards grants to initiatives that provide professional development opportunities and financial assistance to Latino/a #graduatestudents in #polisky programs. buff.ly/Nis2Hgk

Call for Applications: 2026 APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship | Deadline: June 15, 2026

The Fund for Latino Scholarship encourages and supports the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure track junior faculty).

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This cartoon isn't an exaggeration—not even 1% an exaggeration. Weeks ago it seemed this far-right Supreme Court would still block any map intentionally authored to be racist. We just learned that that's no longer true. We have reentered Jim Crow, and it's a national disgrace.

Join us for the first discussion in APSA’s “Engaging America’s 250th Webinar Series.” Explore how scholars and educators engage founding era documents in their research, teaching, and public engagement. Making the Founding Documents Relevant in the 21st Century 📅 Tuesday, June 2, at 1:30 PM…

Making the Founding Documents Relevant in the 21st Century: APSA’s Engaging America’s 250th Webinar Series

APSA's Engaging America’s 250th Webinar Series Making the Founding Documents Relevant in the 21st Century Tuesday, June 2, 2026 1:30 PM (ET) / 10:30 AM (PT) Register Here  As the United States approaches the two-hundred-fifty-year anniversary of its experiment in self-government, join the American Political Science Association for a conversation exploring how political science scholars and educators engage the founding era and documents in their research, teaching, and public engagement.

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Well… guess I’m not going to make that grading deadline….

Who assigned all these papers that I now need to grade? I would like a word.

🌈 We continue our 2026 programme with the amazing Nancy Yun Tang! 😯 She will present her super interesting work on transgender citizens in China. 📆 Be sure to join us next Thursday May 7 at 9am PT/12pm ET/6pm CEST.

I love being able to take a train from O’Hare. I do. But my god it takes forever to get downtown.

Saw a job posting on a listserv today. A 4/4 teaching load. PhD required. Starting salary range 30,355 - 46,555. Like sorry. That’s insulting. (No offense to the person who posted the ad—I’m sure you have no say in the salary.)

Looking forward to MPSA in a few days. But also completely overwhelmed with all the stuff I need to get done before then.

Last Call to serve on APSA committees! APSA committees are essential to advancing APSA’s mission, guiding key initiatives and fostering a vibrant political science community. 📩 Submit your member suggestions for APSA committees to nominations@apsanet.org. View all APSA Committees: buff.ly/Ki7XthO

Committees - American Political Science Association (APSA)

APSA Committees APSA relies on the work of dedicated members, Council members, and officers to provide expertise and guidance and to help the

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I know it’s a bit early but… as people start planning their @apsa.bsky.social travel for Boston, I will be organizing an LGBTQ meet up on Wednesday (probably late happy hour time?) for folks who get in early and want to meet up before the conference gets going. All welcome, especially new people.

Join us Friday at 2:00 PM! Join scholars in a panel discussion exploring the challenges of #caregiving while working in the academy as political science faculty. “Caregiving in the Academy” 🔗 Register to join the conversation! buff.ly/vjG1qnQ #polisky

Caregiving in the Academy: An APSA Status Committee Virtual Workshop | Friday, March 20, 2026

The panelists will offer experiential reflections on the following questions: How can we navigate existing systems that may not support our work as caregivers while also maintaining rigorous teaching, research and service? ....

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It’s 73 degrees in Idaho today. And while I am not necessarily objecting to the warm weather… it is a bit concerning that it is this warm this early in the year.

“Melania” to receive FIFA Academy Award for Best Picture

I’ve decided I should start keeping track of all my houseplants. I think I’m over 100 now but I haven’t counted in a while. Anyway, here are a few pictures. Slowly going to photograph all of them.

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Dr. Cara Berg Powers@clbergpowers.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I don't think the "Einstein" or other AI replacing the important steps of learning, esp in higher ed, would be posing quite the challenge it is right now if students hadn't been sent the message their entire lives that the point of college is to get good grades and a high paying job, not to learn.

Seeing all the blizzard pictures from back home in Boston & Providence… y’all stay safe. And come visit Idaho. It’s a lovely 54 degrees in Pocatello right now. I’m actually regretting wearing a sweater, even if it is cute.

I will never understand how the dictionary became one of the best things on the internet. But it did. And this tribute is perfection.

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My lil puppy has a minor injury that requires him to basically move as little as possible for 3 weeks. My 10 month old, black lab puppy. The one who has never rested once in his life. Thank god for puppy sedatives.

Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee

We wanted to know if ICE is doing its job. So we talked to three Aryan Nation members at a Five Guys in Coeur d'Alene.

This is more than just malice.