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Bunche and The Graduate Center
In 1973 the United Nations Institute of The City University of New York was renamed The Ralph Bunche Institute on the United Nations, in honor of “the man who over more than two decades did more than any other American to further the United Nations' work on behalf of human dignity, justice freedom and international peace.” At the time of its founding, the institute was the only American research organization concentrating exclusively on studying the United Nations and the problems facing that organization.
In 2001 the institute was renamed The Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, and given a broader interdisciplinary scope with the mandate to support and further strengthen international studies at The Graduate Center. The institute continues to honor the Bunche legacy by promoting research, graduate training, and public education about international affairs and solutions to contemporary global problems. It provides a congenial and inter-disciplinary setting for the activities by core and affiliated faculty and visiting researchers and scholars with international portfolios; and it facilitates the mentoring of graduate students.
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