APSA is pleased to announce the 2025 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 2025 institute is being held May 25 – June 26, 2025, under the direction of Dr. Paula D. McClain. This is the 39th 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 2025 scholars! Read more about the scholars here.
- Luke Bellinger, University of Texas at Austin
- Kaylen Brandt, Ohio Wesleyan University
- Paige Gonzales, Purdue University
- Luis Guaman, Princeton University
- Xavier Humphrey, Tufts University
- Kevin Hunter, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Melisa Mendez, Indiana University Bloomington
- Myles Ndiritu, Morehouse College
- Angel Sosa, Emory University
- Miles Salley, Old Dominion University
- Madison Spencer, George Washington University
- Maxwell Taylor, The University of Chicago
- Rochelle Williams, Pepperdine University
- Camrynn Wimberly, Jackson State University
It is a great idea to educate those students of developing states, paryicularly African students.