The class of 2009 will begin their first year in the program during the summer of 2008.

Michael R. Britt - Amherst College - Mathematics

Richard I. Brown - College of Mount St. Joseph - Communication Studies

Mario J. Carroll - University of California-Berkeley - Political Science

Eric M. Charity - Pennsylvania State University - International Politics

Jordan E. Clark - Northeastern University - African American Studies

Alexander E. DeLeon - Morehouse College - Political Science

Brian A. Horton - Texas Tech University - Political Science

Aaron M. Hutcherson - Johnson C. Smith University - Communication Arts

Demetrius R. Lancaster - James Madison University - Public Policy and Administration

Michael D. Mitchell II - University of Connecticut - Political Science

O. Emeka Nwabuzor - Tufts University - Philosophy

Anthony A. Phillips - Bates College - African American Studies

Dennis Pickens, Jr. - University of Mississippi - Accounting

Jason W. Price - University of Southern California - Business Administration

Christopher J. Robins - Northwestern University - Political Science

Rammy M. Salem - Cornell University - Government

Warren C. Seay, Jr. - Southern Methodist University - Political Science

Joshua D. Xavier - New York University - Communications

John C. York - North Carolina State University - Textile Technology