The following Ralph Bunche Scholars were selected to present their RBSI research papers at the 2010 APSA Annual Meeting in a poster session. Congratulations!

Ralph Bunche scholars. Front row (L to R): Yunuen Rodriguez, Maria Modesto, Eugene Walton (teaching assistant), Muhammed Idris, Kay Varela, Brittany Perry (graduate staff), and Jessica Carew (teaching assistant). Second row: Caryl Nunez, Patrice Patton, Sarah Melendez, Sheri Sullivan, Rejoice Jones, Kassandra Armstrong, Jacqueline Tello. Third row: Guillermo Rodriguez, Jordan Clark, Joe Tafoya, Catrina Patton, David Cortex, Christopher Wall, Candis Watts (teaching assistant). Back row: David Sparks (teaching assistant), Patrick Horn (writing tutor), Doris Cross (assistant to director), Paula McClain (director), Hakeem Jefferson, Julian Wamble, Rose Buckelew (graduate staff), Jessica Ross, Christopher DeSante (teaching assistant).

• David Cortez, University of Texas, Pan American, “Latino Americanism: Military Presence in the Barrio and in the Home”

• Muhammed Idris, University of Washington, “The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall: The Link between Economic Sanctions and Integration”

• Hakeem Jefferson, University of South Carolina, Columbia, “It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid!: White Racial Attitudes toward Hispanics and Anti-Immigration Affect”

• Guillermo Rodriguez, St. Mary's University, “In Too Deep: Latino Homeowners' Financial Distress and its Effect on Political Participation”

• Yunuen Rodriguez, Beloit College, “Assessing the Role of Skin Color among White Latinos and its Effects on Group Consciousness”

• Jessica Ross, Suffolk University, “Robots in the Classroom: Accountability, Curriculum, and Instruction in High-Poverty Schools”

• Sheri Sullivan, Vanderbilt University, “How You Say It…Where You Say It: The Influence of Media Cues in the 2008 Presidential Election”

• Jacqueline Lindsay Tello, Binghamton University, “Throwing Money at the Problem: An In-Depth Analysis of the Effects of United States Foreign Aid on Human Rights in Latin America”

• Chris Wall, University of North Texas, “Legitimacy and Self-Succession: The Paradox of the Latin American President”

• Julian Wamble, Drew University, “All Work and No Race?: Linked Fate in the Work Place”

The Ralph Bunche Summer Institute is a five-week program for minority undergraduate students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in political science. The APSA initiated the institute in 1986, and since 2000, it has been hosted and co-sponsored by Duke University, under the direction of professor Paula D. McClain. For more information or to download an application for next summer's institute, visit the APSA Web site at http://www.apsanet.org/content_6602.cfm.