Latino Caucus in Political Science/Sector Latino de Ciencia Política

The Latino Caucus in Political Science or Sector Latino de Ciencia Política 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.

Officers:

President: Tony Affigne, Providence College, affigne@providence.edu
Vice-President: Valerie Martinez, University of North Texas, valmartinez@unt.edu
Secretary: Gabriel Sánchez, University of New Mexico, sanchezg@unm.edu
Treasurer: Christine Brenner, Rutgers University-Camden, ctbrenn@camden.rutgers.edu

Contact for general inquiries: info@latinocaucus.org

Mentoring Awards:
The APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession 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.