Register Now: AAPSS 2025 Moynihan Lecture

This fall, the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS), a COSSA member, will award the 2025 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize to distinguished scholar on Ukraine and European authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder.

This annual prize honors “social scientists, public officials, and civic leaders” who use “informed judgement to advance the public good.”

Every year, the winner of the Moynihan Prize gives the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture in Washington D.C. Snyder will deliver this year’s lecture on October 30, followed by a conversation with Executive Director of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, Alexa Chopivsky.

If you are interested in attending this event, please fill out the form on the AAPSS site by October 25.

AAPSS has started considering nominees for next year’s Prize. You can submit a nomination for the 2026 winner here.

This article was contributed by COSSA Intern Anne Tighe.