Ronald E.
McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
programs are designed to encourage low-income students and minority
undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching as well as prepare for
doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with
research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of
the astronaut that died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently there
are 156 programs, serving 3,774 students.
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