{"id":15,"date":"2020-04-13T15:12:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:53:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Welcome to the <strong>APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession<\/strong> website! We are a group of graduate students and faculty who work through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apsanet.org\">American Political Science Association<\/a> to advance the interests of graduate students in political science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw;min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#16344f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/5.13-webinar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/5.13-webinar.png 1600w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/5.13-webinar-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/5.13-webinar-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/5.13-webinar-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/04\/5.13-webinar-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e90ebb7a6415d1e7dd216e5f6e53421\" style=\"color:#f9ebc7;font-size:24px\"><br><strong>&#8220;<strong>Pursuing Non-Academic Careers <\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>with a Political Science PhD<\/strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><strong>Wednesday, May 13, 2026<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>1:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_YzFLHp7VTtS1g7FRNfNaWg\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;background-color:#f05252\">Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join us for a discussion focusing on how the core tools you learned in graduate school translate directly into high-impact roles and hear best practices on how to market yourself to non-academic employers. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Navigating the non-academic job market as a political science graduate student or PhD\u00a0requires\u00a0a different approach than the academic job market. Panelists include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Moderator: Erika Arias, Syracuse University\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anal\u00eda G\u00f3mez Vidal, Founder &amp; CEO, AGV Services LLC\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adam Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amber Erin K Morris, Syracuse University<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0e4c0eacf6e9134a76ef370df4ce1fd5\"><strong>This event is co-sponsored by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/diversity\/apsa-status-committees\/committee-on-the-status-of-graduate-students-in-the-profession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the Profession and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/about\/Governance\/Committees\/Careers-Diversity-Committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">APSA Careers Diversity Committee<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-39d3385395c6bdf2aa42b4516b04a48f\"><em>Please Note: This content is not intended to be&nbsp;professional&nbsp;medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This&nbsp;webinar&nbsp;is informational and educational. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional&nbsp;regarding any medical questions or concerns.&nbsp;Please direct all general inquiries to&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:teaching@apsanet.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>teaching@apsanet.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;<strong>Pursuing Non-Academic Careers with a Political Science PhD<\/strong>&#8220;<br><strong>Wednesday, May 13 at 1:30pm (ET) |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_YzFLHp7VTtS1g7FRNfNaWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Navigating the non-academic job market as a political science graduate student or PhD\u00a0requires\u00a0a different approach than the academic job market. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a discussion focusing on how the core tools you learned in graduate school translate directly into high-impact roles and hear best practices on how to market yourself to non-academic employers. Panelists include:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moderator: Erika Arias, Syracuse University\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anal\u00eda G\u00f3mez Vidal, Founder &amp; CEO, AGV Services LLC\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adam Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amber Erin K Morris, Syracuse University\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is co-sponsored by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/diversity\/apsa-status-committees\/committee-on-the-status-of-graduate-students-in-the-profession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students<\/a>&nbsp;in the Profession and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/about\/Governance\/Committees\/Careers-Diversity-Committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APSA Careers Diversity Committee<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please Note: This content is not intended to be&nbsp;professional&nbsp;medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This&nbsp;webinar&nbsp;is informational and educational. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional&nbsp;regarding any medical questions or concerns.&nbsp;Please direct all general inquiries to&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:teaching@apsanet.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>teaching@apsanet.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession was formed in 2016 to learn more about the varied experiences of political science graduate students, communicate with APSA leadership about graduate student issues, and develop resources to help graduate students navigate the discipline. Our goals is to bring attention to issues and concerns affecting graduate and 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although graduate students make up a large portion of the political science community, their voices are not always represented in decision-making bodies, meaning that discipline-wide policies and priorities may not affect graduate students&#8217; concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019d like you to know that we are here to serve YOU. The committee works hard to make your journey as a student and in the profession a little easier by offering discussions, panels, research papers, and resources including access to job listings. Over the past few years we have:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Correlated research findings across three years of APSA surveys&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Held panels on Alternative Careers for PhD\u2019s,&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocated for the importance of inclusion and racial justice within the discipline and society<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spearheading the push make <a href=\"http:\/\/apsanet.org\/ejobs\">APSA\u2019s ejobs<\/a> available to nonmembers without charge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please click on the tabs above to learn about us (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Committee Members<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), and to read our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mission Statement and By-laws<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Use the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Current Projects link <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to see past and ongoing work. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resources <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tab will lead you to a variety of helpful links.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Going Forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Going forward, our plans for 2025 are to organize and increase the repository of helpful resources for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International Students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domestic Students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students from marginalized groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students with families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting In Touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our purpose is to serve and advance graduate student interests. Looking for a particular resource and don&#8217;t see it on the site? Is there a issue the committee should be aware of and can better advocate for? Please let us know. Contact options include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write APSA staff who work with the committee using the subject heading: APSA Graduate Student Committee. Email to grad [at] apsanet.org.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apsa.wufoo.com\/forms\/graduate-student-status-committee-feedback-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This anonymous Wufoo form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw;min-height:610px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#16344f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-83564e3b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/11\/hs-GRAPHICS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/11\/hs-GRAPHICS.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/11\/hs-GRAPHICS-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/11\/hs-GRAPHICS-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><br><strong>The Committee on the Status of Graduate Students&nbsp;in the Profession of Political Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Co-chair: <strong>Arica Schuett<\/strong>, Emory University<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Co-chair: <strong><strong>Zachary Lorico Hertz<\/strong>, University of California, Berkeley<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><strong><strong>Jos\u00e9 O. 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