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The article presents the discussion on virtual community updates. Topics include new WPSA Education Politics and Policy (EPP) Virtual Community is a monthly workshop where members present and get feedback on their works-in-progress; and work grounded in political science, education policy, and public policy traditions.

The article presents the discussion on unprecedented turbulences that are reshaping national politics and international relations. Topics include experiencing rapid and disruptive technological transformations that will impact society and the learning environment in higher education; and vital in combating poverty and inequality by offering access to high quality and affordable education.

The article reports on reogranization of the administrative structure of the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) approved by the WPSA Executive Council to handle task handled by associate director Elsa Favila.

The article discusses website launched by the Western Political Science Association (WSPA) Virtual Communities (VP) Program which includes pages for VC and linekd to documents to announce upcoming events. Topics discussed include discussion on syllabus workshop and diversification of publishing political science, continued work of VCs in Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy, and political theory and focus of Pandemic Inequity VC on subject of teaching, research and learning.

The article discusses the 2023 annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) held in San Francisco, California from April 7-8, 2023. Topics discussed include mission of Asian Pacific American Politics Caucus (APAC) focused on disparities and diversity with minoritized group, publication experiences of APA scholars, and panel on professional development of Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholars.

The article discusses the 76th Western Political Science Association (WPSA) conference "Unity in the Midst of Disunity: The Role of Political Science in Democracy" held as of March 1, 2023. Topics discussed include preconference workshops on Asian Pacific American politics and community colleges, attention toward disagreement of democracies and citizens toward policies, and panel on professional development hosted by organization Russell Sage Foundation.

The article offers information related to WPSA Executive Council that has approved a new award honoring William Connolly. Topic discussed includes purpose of the prize to reward theoretical innovation and risk taking in political theory by younger scholars and to encourage more established scholars to pursue new lines of inquiry and research.

The article offers information related to The Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Virtual Communities that has launched a new initiative offering a virtual platform for scholarly, pedagogical, and professional development in political science and related fields. It includes panels, colloquia, workshops, reading or writing groups, pedagogy discussions, mentoring opportunities, peer support groups, networking events.

The article offers information related to Community College 5th Annual Conference at Western Political Science Association. Topics discussed about The Western Political Science Association facilitating a space for Community College Faculty to demonstrate their talents and pedagogical innovation, continued publication and research has allowed the unsung heroes and heroines in higher education to demonstrate strategies for students.

The article discussews the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) to be held in San Francisco, California from April 6-8, 2023.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses several reports within the issue on topics including essenial calling of teaching for teachers, disruption faced due to pandemic by higher education, and use of game in political science as teaching tool.

The article offers information related to Political Research Quarterly (PRQ) aiming to improve the profile and impact factor of the journal. Topics discussed includes the 2017 annual report mentioning PRQ that has ranked 83 out of 165 political science journals in terms of impact factor & currently ranked 58 out of 183 political science journals on the same metric.

The article offers information related to WPSA's New Virtual Community Program aiming to build on WPSA's record of innovation in the discipline and its commitment to expanding access to a diverse range of scholars in political science. Topic discussed includes Virtual Communities that are organized around a variety of academic specializations or themes.

The article offers information related to Western Political Science Association celebrating 75th Anniversary Project to help & support others. Topic discussed includes launching a fund raising campaign to create a travel endowment, which will provide support to help graduate students and faculty so they can attend the annual meeting & creating this Travel Fund, This fund was created to provide security if a financial crisis occurs and to provide support for major projects.

The article offers information related to Western Political Science Association that is celebrating seventy five years of its success and turning into an association what it is today. Topic discussed includes 2022 conference theme that seeks to "recover, reconcile, and rebuild" that community that has been greatly impacted by the pandemic.