APSA leadership will make public statements on issues pertaining to the rights and freedoms of political scientists and scholars. The following letters represent such recent statements (all letters are .pdf format unless otherwise noted):
2020
- Statement Condemning the Violent Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Expanded 1/11/20
- APSA Statement on the Insurrection at US Capitol, 1/7/20
- APSA Statement on 2020 Election, 11/25/20
- APSA Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Statement of Concern to Academic Institutions on the Protection of Basic Civil and Human Rights during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic, 9/28/20
- APSA Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Statement on Teaching during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic, 9/28/20
- APSA Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Statement on Federal and State Support for Institutions of Higher Education, 9/28/20
- APSA Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Statement on COVID-19’s Implications for Personnel & Career Matters, 9/28/20
- APSA Statement on #ScholarStrike, 9/9/20
- APSA Statement on the Detention of Stas Gorelik, 8/13/20
- APSA Statement on the Essential Role of Social Scientific Inquiry in Maintaining a Free, Participatory, Civil, and Law-Governed Society, 8/10/20
- APSA Statement on F-1 Visa Restrictions for Remote Coursework, 7/720
- APSA Statement Condemning Systemic Racism, 6/2/20
- APSA Statement Regarding Layoffs at Ohio University, 5/19/20
- APSA Statement on Proposed Changes to University System of Georgia's General Education Requirements, 4/13/2020
- APSA Supports Accommodations for Tenure and Promotion, Work Deadlines, and Faculty Workloads for the Political Science Community 4/1/2020
2019
2018
- APSA Letter to Presidents of European Commission and Council Regarding the Athens Review of Books, 12/14/18
- APSA Letter to Prime Minister of Spain Regarding Prosecution of Political Scientists and Jurists Related to Independence Referendum, 11/30/2018
- APSA Letter to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the UAE Regarding Matthew Hedges, 10/25/18
- APSA Statement on Elimination of Gender Studies in Hungarian Universities, 10/23/18
- APSA Letter to University of Michigan Regarding Declined Recommendations for Students, 10/16/18
- APSA Statement on Gender Studies in Hungarian Universities, 9/11/18
- APSA Statement on Selection of Dr. Arthur Lupia as Head of NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate, 7/13/2018
- APSA Letter of Concern for Waleed Salem, University of Washington Graduate Student, 7/11/2018
- APSA Statement on Trump v. Hawaii Ruling, 6/28/2018
- APSA Statement on Reinstating Citizenship Question in 2020 Census, 3/30/2018
- Joint Statement on Proposed Program Cuts at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3/15/18
- APSA Letter to University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3/14/18
2017
- APSA Statement on Reports of Language Restrictions at the CDC, 12/18/17
- Letter to Chancellor Carlo Montemagno and Associate Provosts Lizette Chevalier and David DiLalla Regarding the Proposed Reorganization of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 12/1/17
- APSA Statement on Impact of Tax Bill on the Training and Advancement of Students, 11/15/17
- Letter to President John A. Fry regarding Professor George Ciccariello-Maher, 10/19/17
- apsa statement on president trump's decision to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) program, 9/15/2017
- APSA Statement on Impact of President’s 2018 Budget Request on Political Science, 5/30/2017
- APSA Comments on Proposed Changes to Visa Applicant Disclosure Requirements, 5/18/2017
- APSA Expresses Deep Concern about Proposed Legislative Changes to Status of Central European University in Hungary, 3/31/2017
- APSA Endorsement of the March for Science, 3/22/2017
- APSA Statement on Impact of 2018 Budget Request on Political Science, 03/20/2017
- Letter of Concern for Dr. Gozaydin of Turkey, 3/13/2017
- Letter of Concern for Dr. Gudina of Ethiopia, 3/13/2017
- APSA Statement on Violence at Middlebury College on March 2, 3/09/17
- APSA statement regarding President Trump's executive order "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" (updated), 3/07/17
- APSA statement regarding President Trump's executive order "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States", 1/30/17
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