The American Political Science Association (APSA) announced that UCA student Blake Reano was chosen as one of the APSA Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP) Fellows in 2025-2026. Blake is a senior majoring in Political Science and minoring in International Studies and Honors Interdisciplinary Studies. Blake studies the concept of nationalism and its impact on electoral politics and political thought. Blake has also studies the Japanese language both at UCA and abroad. Blake plans to pursue a Ph.D. in political science and a teaching career. The DFP, formerly the Minority Fellowship Program, was established in 1969 as a fellowship competition to diversify the political science profession. Since 1969, the APSA Diversity Fellowship Program has designated more than 600 Fellows, both funded and unfunded, and contributed to the completion of doctoral political science programs for over 100 individuals. APSA Diversity Fellows are very active in the discipline as faculty members, researchers, and mentors.