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APSA Public Statements and Letters

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APSA leadership will make public statements on issues relevant to the political science discipline, including those pertaining to the rights and freedoms of political scientists and scholars. The following letters represent such statements (all letters are .pdf format unless otherwise noted).

2023

APSA Statement on Supreme Court Rulings on Affirmative Action 7/19/2023
APSA Statement on Legal Action Taken Against Disinformation Researchers 7/5/2023
APSA Statement on State Legislation Attacking Academic Freedom, 5/30/2023
APSA Statement on Confirmation of Dr. Colleen J. Shogan, Archivist of the United States, 5/11/2023
APSA Statement on Florida’s HB999, 3/17/2023
APSA Statement on Challenges to AP African American Studies Curriculum, 2/23/2023

2022

APSA Statement on Selection of Dr. Claudine Gay as Harvard University President 12/19/2022
APSA Statement on "Divisive Concepts" Legislation, 11/17/2022
APSA Statement Condemning Attacks at Sharif University of Technology, 10/7/2022
APSA Statement on Nomination of Dr. Colleen J. Shogan as Archivist of the United States, 8/4/2022
APSA Statement in Support of NSF Equity Action Plan, 5/23/2022
APSA Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine, 3/1/2022
APSA Statement on Bomb Threats Against Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 2/23/2022

2021

Statement on Testimony from Florida Faculty and Academic Freedom, 11/3/2021
Statement on Changes to Post-Tenure Review in the University of Georgia System, 10/25/2021
Statement in Support of Dr. Jenn M. Jackson, 9/20/2021
APSA Statement on Offensive Paper Title in Annual Meeting Program, 8/4/2021
APSA Statement in Support of Professor Nonna Mayer, 3/26/2021
APSA Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Violence, Racism, Sexism, and Historical Exclusion, 3/23/2021
Letter Regarding Tenure Protections at John Carroll University, 3/16/2021
Statement on Protests and Government Intervention at Boğaziçi University, 2/25/2021
Statement Condemning the Violent Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Expanded 1/11/2021
APSA Statement on the Insurrection at US Capitol, 1/7/2021

2020

2020

2019

APSA Resolution on Academic Repression in Turkey, Approved by Council on August 28, 2019
APSA Statement on Academic Freedom in Turkey, 8/1/2019
APSA Statement on Plan S, 2/8/2019

2018

APSA Letter to Presidents of European Commission and Council Regarding the Athens Review of Books, 12/14/2018
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, 10/25/2018
APSA Statement on Elimination of Gender Studies in Hungarian Universities, 10/23/2018
APSA Letter to University of Michigan Regarding Declined Recommendations for Students, 10/16/2018
APSA Statement on Gender Studies in Hungarian Universities, 9/11/2018
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, 3/15/2018
APSA Letter to University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3/14/2018

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

2016

2015

APSA Joins Amicus Brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (see also the press release about the brief)
APSA Statement on Campus Carry (see update on PSNow including a collaborative statement by several scholarly organizations)
Grave concern for Dr. Manuela Lavinas Picq
Letter of concern regarding Dr. Emad Shahin

2014

2013

Letter to Secretary Kerry in support of Cuban scholars to attend XXXI Latin American Studies Association International Congress, 8/30/2013

2012

Public letter to Louisiana state officials, 7/5/2012
Response to a Message Sent to the APSA Committee on the Status of LGBT in the Profession, 2/1/2012
statement regarding john yoo's participation at the 2011 apsa annual meeting, 11/1/2011, & the APSA Council's Response, 1/18/2012

2011

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Cuban Scholar Visa Denials & Response to Cuban Scholar Visa Denials, 10/14/2004
Contract Negotiations Between Workers and Hotels Hosting 2005 and 2006 APSA Annual Meetings & Response from Hotels, 9/24/2004
To State Department regarding Tariq Ramadan, 9/24/2004
The Public Presence of Political Science, 8/10/2004
Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act Reauthorization & Revised Letter to Senator Dodd, 8/10/2004
The Appointment Of Archivist Of The United States, 6/26/2004