EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2003-2004 American Political Science Congressional Fellows are the 50th class of Fellows in this unique program. In 1953 the Congressional Fellowship Program was established to provide political scientists and journalists with an opportunity to learn about the Congress through participant-observation. This landmark anniversary was celebrated at the APSA Conference in Philadelphia in 2003 with two roundtable discussions with former Fellows describing their Fellowship experiences and reflecting on how their time in Washington influenced the development of their perspective on Congress. Fellows also met during a reception at the grand Union Club in downtown Philadelphia where they heard from former Fellows – among them Thomas Mann, Norman Ornstein, and Paul Herrnson -- and supporters of the program like David Broder who was designated as an Honorary Congressional Fellow for his service to the program. This issue of Extension of Remarks seeks to chronicle the influence of the Fellowship experience on the work of congressional scholars representing alumni over the last four decades. More information about the program and application guidelines may be found at: http://www.apsanet.org/about/cfp/ --SQK

Shaping Congressional Studies: The APSA Congressional Fellowship Program at 50: Editor’s Introduction, Sean Kelly (1993-1994), Niagara University

There at the Creation: Learning About Congressional Leadership From the Inside, Barbara Sinclair (1978-1979), University of California, Los Angeles

The Backseat Boys, William F. Connelly, Jr. (1985-1986) Washington and Lee University, and John J. Pitney, Jr. (1983-1984) Claremont McKenna College

The Congressional Fellowship: A Bicameral Perspective, Daniel Wirls (1993-1994) University of California, Santa Cruz

The Centrality of Rules, Procedures, and Information: Reflections from a Congressional Fellowship Experience, Frances E. Lee (2002-2003), Case Western Reserve University


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Legislative Studies Section © APSA January 2004, Vol. 27, No.1