Teaching Awards & Recognition

APSA Campus Teaching Award Recognition

Colleges and universities recognize exceptional teaching by presenting faculty members with awards for teaching excellence. The American Political Science Association values excellence in teaching political science and recognizes faculty achievements in teaching.

Each year, APSA recognizes political science faculty who have received teaching awards from their own colleges or universities during the past academic year. APSA will feature the winners and titles of their awards in the August issue of Political Science Today.

Submit nominations here by June 4, 2021.

See Previous Campus Teaching Award Winners

Click here for a list of APSA Distinguished Teaching Recipients

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Read interviews with recent Campus Teaching Award Winners!
See also: CQ Press Award for Teaching Innovation

Peter Lindsay, 2020 Distinguished Teacher Award Recipient

APSA Distinguished Teaching Award

The APSA Distinguished Teaching Award honors the outstanding contribution to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year institutions. The contribution may span several years or an entire career, or it may be a single project of exceptional impact. The award carries a $1,000 prize.

The award was created on the recommendation of APSA’s Teaching and Learning Committee and has been endowed through generous gifts from APSA members. It signals the central role of teaching in the profession. Learn more here!

APSA Community College Faculty Award

This award is given to a person or persons who have made exemplary contributions to advance the multi-faceted goals of community college faculty. The award identifies the contributions of faculty for the advancement of: the creation of innovative curriculum, creative teaching, promoting equity in mentorship, advancing civic and community engagement, participating in institutional shared governance, and/or promoting research. Learn more here!