{"id":239,"date":"2026-02-02T20:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:34:04","slug":"friday-faculty-hours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/friday-faculty-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Faculty Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"213\" data-id=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-1024x213.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/collegecommunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/Twitter-Graphics-3-facfriday-1536x320.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Launched Fall 2025, the <em>Friday Faculty Hour<\/em> provides a forum to connect with other political science community college instructors across the U.S. Join us to learn more about the committee\u2019s previous initiatives and current programs, access community college-specific resources and career development materials, sign up for their newsletter, and learn about future virtual workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>Friday Faculty Hour<br>April 17, 2026<br>2:00 PM ET \/ 11:00 AM PT<\/strong> <strong>| <em><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/sKbv1_pFQ3-X3TQKAHXiOw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the third Friday Faculty Hour session of the year! This session is hosted by\u00a0<strong>Josh Franco<\/strong>, Cuyamaca College, and co-chair, APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>Friday Faculty Hour<br>March 27, 2026<br>2:00 PM ET \/ 11:00 AM PT | <em>Session Ended<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the third Friday Faculty Hour session of the year! 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