Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession
The goal of the Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession is to bring attention to issues and concerns affecting PhD students in the discipline and to provide input to the APSA council and staff on policies and programs to effectively engage and support them.
- Visit the status committee’s website.
- Explore the committee’s Virtual Workshop Series
- About the Graduate Student Member Support Grant
Newsletter
The APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession sends regular newsletters to political science graduate students. The newsletters highlight professional development opportunities, announce grants, and foster community between the committee and graduate colleagues.
If you are not an active APSA member and would like to receive the newsletter, please complete the sign-up form on our website.
Committee Members
- Erika Arias, Syracuse University
- Zachary Hertz, UC Berkeley, Co-Chair
- Solbi Kim, University of Georgia
- India S. Lenear, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
- José O. Pérez, The Ohio State University
- Arica Schuett, Emory University, Co-Chair
To learn more about the committee, its work, and resources for graduate students, please see the status committee’s website.
Donations
APSA’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession recognized the need to support graduate student members in times of emergency financial distress. Your generous contribution to the Graduate Student Member Support Fund directly provides tangible assistance to graduate students who face unexpected financial challenges while in pursuit of their degree. The generosity of members and friends like you enables us to continue these efforts, for which we are deeply grateful.