Virtual Webinars & Workshops
APSA offers virtual teaching workshops to support political science faculty improve their teaching practices. Questions about APSA’s virtual teaching workshops can be directed to teaching@apsanet.org.
Workshops for Online Teaching
Call for Applicants for new workshop on Innovative Online Teaching Methods!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting move to online teaching, APSA’s first virtual teaching workshop will focus on “Innovative Online Teaching Methods.” This three week workshop was held during intermittent 1.5 hour sessions June 22 – July 10, 2020 and was be led by Rebecca Glazier (University of Arkansas, Little Rock) and Veronica Reyna (Houston Community College). Participants provided informal presentations of their own online teaching practices and worked together to refine and create resources for online teaching that was be shared with the broader political science community through APSA’s online teaching library, APSA Educate. Participants received a $500 honorarium for their work.
ELIGIBILITY: All political science faculty or graduate students with online teaching experience are eligible. Priority will be given to contingent faculty, faculty working at under-resourced institutions, faculty who have been recently furloughed, and faculty who have lost their current positions. Because this workshop may be tied to a broader series of workshops funded by the NEH, all workshops will explicitly focus on humanistic approaches to political science; thus, participants interested in pursuing statistical or other non-humanistic content or approaches during the workshop are not eligible.
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED. Check back for information on future virtual teaching workshops.
Upcoming APSA Virtual Events
Join Friday Faculty Hour Sessions | April 17, 2026 | 2:00 PM (ET)
What: Friday Faculty Hours
When: April 17, 2026
Where: Online
Registration: Register Here
Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for Friday Faculty Hours! Launched Fall 2025, the Friday Faculty Hour provides a forum to connect with other political science community college instructors across the U.S. Sessions feature discussion and dialogue on classroom and campus innovations and challenges unique to political science community college instructors.
Please direct any questions to teaching@apsanet.org or visit the committee website.
DDRIG Q&A: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant Applications | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 2:00 PM (EDT)
What: APSA 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG): Q&A
When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Event Time: 2:00 PM EDT (11:00 AM PDT)
Where: Online
Registration: Register here
Event Description:
Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession for a virtual workshop featuring APSA’s DDRIG program manager and past recipients of the award. The Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) project provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. The APSA DDRIG program intends to award twenty to twenty-five grants yearly, between $10,000 and $15,000 to support doctoral dissertation research that advances knowledge and understanding of citizenship, government, and politics.
For more information, contact dissertations@apsanet.org.
APSA Virtual Research Meeting | April 15 and April 16, 2026 (EDT)
What: 2026 APSA Virtual Research Meeting
When: Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16, 2026
Where: Online
Registration: Register here
Event Description:
Join scholars for a two-day online event for the 2026 Virtual Research Meeting, held on April 15 & 16, 2026! This 100% annual online event will feature opportunities to attend intensive research workshops and engage with plenary panels that highlight this year’s meeting theme, “Collaboration in Times of Crisis: Polarization, Populism, and Political Science in a Changing World.” This virtual meeting provides a forum for scholars worldwide interested in sharing their research, receiving in-depth feedback, and creating partnerships and networks for future collaboration.
Please note that your APSA Membership must be active through the end of the Virtual Research Meeting to receive a discounted member rate. View registration details and register today!
Teaching Sports and Politics | APSA Teaching and Learning Symposia | June 11-18, 2026
What: 2026 APSA Teaching and Learning Symposia
Topic: Teaching Sports and Politics
Symposium Dates: Thursday, June 11th – Thursday, June 18th
Where: Online
Proposal Deadline: April 5, 2026
Submit Proposals
Call for Proposals:
APSA is pleased to announce three calls for proposals for its 2026 Teaching and Learning Symposia. APSA’s Teaching & Learning Symposia provide a unique opportunity for faculty with similar teaching interests to present on timely substantive issues in the field, share best practices, and develop new teaching resources.
Event Description:
Sports offer a unique experience and connection for students to learn about contemporary topics in policy, administrative, and political decision-making. Research suggests that there is a connection between civic pride associated with government connection and the presence and success of athletics. This symposium is geared towards instructors of political science, public administration, and related fields who want to teach about the intersection between sports and politics.
Co-Facilitators:
- Darrell Lovel (West Texas A&M University)
- Andrea Benjamin (University of Oklahoma)
Teaching Political Science in the Age of Generative AI | APSA Teaching and Learning Symposia | June 22-26, 2026
What: 2026 APSA Teaching and Learning Symposia
Topic: Teaching Political Science in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Symposium Dates: Monday, June 22nd – Friday, June 26th
Where: Online
Proposal Deadline: April 5, 2026
Submit Proposals
Call for Proposals:
APSA is pleased to announce three calls for proposals for its 2026 Teaching and Learning Symposia. APSA’s Teaching & Learning Symposia provide a unique opportunity for faculty with similar teaching interests to present on timely substantive issues in the field, share best practices, and develop new teaching resources.
Event Description:
Political science instructors, whether they like it or not, must consider both the challenge and opportunity brought about by the ubiquity of GAI. This symposium seeks to bring together a small cohort of political science scholar-educators to workshop, co-create, and discuss teaching resources, techniques, and strategies for teaching politics in a world where students’ options for reading, writing, and information generally are rapidly changing. In Partnership with the Political Studies Association (PSA) Teaching & Learning Network
Co-Facilitators:
- Simon Lightfoot (University of Leeds)
- Charley Turner (California State University, Chico)
Past Virtual Events
Caregiving in the Academy: An APSA Status Committee Virtual Workshop | Friday, March 20, 2026 | 2:00 PM (EDT)
What: Caregiving in the Academy
When: Friday, March 20, 2026
Event Time: 2:00 PM EDT (11:00 AM PDT)
Where: Online
Registration: Register here
Event Description:
Join scholars in a panel discussion exploring the challenges of caregiving while working in the academy as political science faculty. According to the AARP, about 48 million Americans, mostly women, provide unpaid caregiving. It may be to an aging parent, who may or may not be in the same country, children, a child or adult child with a disability, a spouse or other family member. Some of those caregivers might have their own disability or other medical or emotional needs.
Panelists:
- Leah Windsor (University of Memphis) – Moderator
- Julia Lynch (University of Pennsylvania)
- Jatia Wrighten (Virginia Commonwealth University)
- Tavishi Bhasin (Kennesaw State University)
- Justin Holmes (University of Northern Iowa)
- Tony Carey (University of Pittsburgh)
Sponsors:
Anxiety and Depression: Graduate School and Beyond (February 2026)
What: Anxiety and Depression: Graduate School and Beyond
When: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Event Time: 2:00 pm EST (11:00 am PST)
Where: Online
Registration: Closed
Event Description:
A recent APSA survey found that anxiety and depression are common among political scientists. Join APSA for a panel discussion about experiences with managing anxiety and depression in graduate school and as you begin your career as a professor. This professional development event is co-sponsored by the APSA Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession and APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession.
Panelists:
- Monica Schneider, (Miami University) (Moderator)
- Joanne Miller, (University of Delaware, Director of Graduate Studies)
- Dan de Kadt, (London School of Economics)
- Christopher Ojeda, (University of California, Merced)
- Tara Hill, LPCC-S (Wright State University, Program Director, School Counseling)
Event Co-Sponsors:
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Teaching and Learning Webinars
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