APSA is pleased to announce the 2024 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) Class. This year, 14 undergraduate students will participate in the annual, intensive five-week program hosted by Duke University. The 2024 institute is being held May 26 – June 27, 2024, under the direction of Dr. Paula D. McClain. This is the 38th year of the program.
RBSI is designed to introduce aspiring political scientists to the world of doctoral study. 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 encourages students to pursue academic careers in political science.
Please join us in congratulating the 2024 scholars! Read more about the scholars here.
Congratulations to the RBSI Class of 2024!
- Natalia Adams, Wake Forest University
- Adrian Gonzalez, Southwestern University
- Fernanda Gonzalez, Wellesley College
- Laika Jerome, Hofstra University
- Hayden Johnson, Loyola Marymount University
- Kennedy McClinton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Maya Mikelson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Kyshan Nichols-Smith, Morehouse College
- Karis Rivers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Jesús Sanchez, University of New Mexico
- Breannah Small, University of Arkansas
- Christina Stafford, Elon University
- Josearmando Torres, University of Pennsylvania
- Laila Waddell, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University