Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession

The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Latinos within the discipline.

Committee Members

Term expiring August 31, 2010

Benjamin Marquez, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Maria De los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois at Chicago

Term expiring August 31, 2011

Adrian D. Pantoja, Pitzer College
Diane-Michele Prindeville, New Mexico State University

Term expiring August 31, 2012

Leonardo R. Arriola, University of California, Berkeley
Sharon Ann Navarro, University of Texas, San Antonio

Mentoring Awards

The Committee recognizes exceptional mentoring of Latino/a students and junior faculty each year with three awards honoring Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell, the first Latina to earn a doctorate in political science and a life-long mentor of Latinos/as. The awards are:

Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Undergraduate Latino/a Students in Political Science
Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Graduate Latino/a Students in Political Science
Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Latino/a Junior Faculty in Political Science

Organizations and Information of Interest

Sector Latino de Ciencia Política The Latino Caucus in Political Science or Sector Latino de Ciencia Politica was established to both promote and protect the professional development and well-being of Latinas/as in political science and those interested in the study of Latino politics. Founded on September 4, 1998 at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), the Latino Caucus is an officially recognized Related Group of the APSA.