Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes research and activities concerning the professional development of Latinos within the discipline of political science.
Committee Members:
Term expiring September 6, 2026
- Lindsay Mayka, Colby College
- Angel Saavedra Cisneros, Bowdoin College, Chair
Term expiring September 5, 2027
- Alvaro J. Corral, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Maricruz Osorio, Bentley University
- Daniel Pedreira, Florida International University and Miami Dade College
Term expiring September 5, 2028
- Stephen A. Nuño-Perez, Northern Arizona University
- Andrea Silva, University of California, Riverside
Committee on the Status of Latinas/os Travel Reimbursement Grant
Applications are now closed.
The APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession is sponsoring reimbursement travel grants to support scholars who attended the 2025 Annual Meeting in-person. The grants are intended to support conference participation opportunities for those at institutions with limited access to resources.
Travel grants will support individuals who traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the Annual Meeting. Priority will be given to applicants who presented a paper or poster related to Latina/o politics, or individuals who attended APSA to participate as a chair, discussant or panelist on committee/caucus/section panels on Latina/o politics. Please note that eligible expenses are geared towards in-person costs.
Committee Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Awards
The APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos and Latinas in the Profession typically accepts nominations for the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Awards during mid-summer. These awards recognize the exceptional mentoring of students and junior faculty each year. Nominations for the 2025 award are now closed. Awardees will be announced in late August.
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.
Applications for the 2025 Fund for Latino Scholarship are now closed. The Fund for Latino Scholarship encourages and supports the recruitment, retention and promotion of Latino/a political scientists. The Fund also supports research on Latino/a politics in the U.S. by all scholars. Learn more.
Related Programs and Activities
Previous Panels or Roundtables at APSA Annual Meeting
- 2025 Roundtable: Increasing Visibility or Erasure: What Does the New Categorization of Hispanic or Latino on the U.S. Census Do to Advance Equity in an Anti-DEI Political Environment?
- 2024 Roundtable: Resilience and Advancement in Academia in the Anti-DEI Age
- 2023 Panel: Junior Scholar Authors Meet Critics
- 2022 Panel: Latinos and the 2020 Election
- 2021 Roundtable: Promotion, Tenure, Career, and Impact in the Profession
- 2019 Panel: Contemporary Politics of Central American Communities in the D.C. Area
- 2018 Panel: US Elections Cybersecurity: A view from the Front Lines of Election Defense
- 2017 Panel: Professionalization of Latinos in Political Science: Surviving the Job Market, the Tenure Process, and Pursuing Happiness as an Academic
- 2016 Panel: Latino/a Scholars Transforming Political Science
- 2015 Panel: Emerging Scholars in Latino Politics
- 2014 Panel: Thriving or Just Surviving: Balancing Work and Family
- 2013 Panel: Emerging Scholars in the Field of Latino/a Politics: Highlighting Graduate Student Research
- 2012 Roundtable: Roundtable on the Latino Vote 2012 Elections
- 2011 Panel: Future Directions in Latino/Latina Politics Research
- 2010 Panel: Que hay de nuevo? Presenting New Latino/a Scholarship
Related Reports
Textbook Report on Latino Portrayal in US Government and Politics Textbooks (published in PS).