APSA is pleased to announce the 2023 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) Class. This year, 15 undergraduate students will participate in the annual, intensive five-week program hosted by Duke University. The 2023 institute will be held May 28 – June 29, 2023, under the direction of Dr. Paula D. McClain.
RBSI is designed to introduce to the world of doctoral study in political science those undergraduate students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups or those interested in broadening participation in political science and pursuing scholarship on issues affecting underrepresented groups or issues of tribal sovereignty and governance.
This is the 37th year of the RBSI program. Named in honor of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize winner, former APSA President, and the first African American to receive a PhD in political science, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) encourages students to pursue academic careers in political science.
Congratulations to the RBSI Class of 2023! Read more about the scholars here.
- Niél Arroyo, University of Houston
- Giselle Concepcion, The Pennsylvania State University
- Amita Diarra, The Pennsylvania State University
- Justin Funez Oyuela, University of Chicago
- Shayonna Huley, California State Channel Islands
- Alicia Lartigue, University of Houston
- Emily Martinez, William Paterson University
- Laura Mendez-Pinto, University of Maryland
- Terrol Perkins, Xavier University of Louisiana
- Abigail Rangel, University of California, Berkeley
- Sophia Rojo, Arizona State University
- Sevastian Sanchez, New York University
- Synia Taitt, Howard University
- Enely Turbi Alvarez, Amherst College
- Nyihaji Woods, Howard University