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RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program helps TRIO-eligible undergraduates to prepare for and pursue graduate degrees. The program seeks to expand educational opportunities for first-generation college students, disabled students, and low-income students. The program includes a six-week summer research component, faculty mentoring, and research experiences. Students receive a number of benefits from participating in the McNair Program:

Close relationships with faculty research advisors and mentors
Opportunities to publish in a variety of professional and academic journals
Opportunities for presenting research findings
Advisement on graduate school enrollment
Summer orientation to graduate school and academic careers
A $2,700 stipend for completing summer research and academic year activities"

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McNair Acceptances

Congratulations to the following McNair students on their acceptances:

Kavetta Anderson participated in the COE Leadership Institute at the U of Liverpool this summer.
Preston Keith, U of Iowa, PhD in Educational Psychology
Paul Robbins, UT, Austin, PhD in Educational Psychology - Human Development and Culture
Brittany Prioleau, NC State, MS in Community Mental Health Counseling
Salandra Bowmen, Michigan State U, PhD in African American Studies
Flora Simmons, MUSC, MD
Moryah Jackson, U of Florida, EdD in Higher Education Administration
Brittney Anderson, UNC, Greensboro, MA in Women's Studies
Sierra Carter, who was awarded a Fulbright in 2008 and received a Master's degree from Harvard in May 2010, will attend the U of Illinois for a PhD in education policy with the Illinois Distinguished Fellowship.
Laura Drew will attend the law school in Charleston.
Sam Wellborn, Wake Forest University, Law School
La Shonna Cooper, USC Aiken, MS in Clinical Psychology
Sabrina Stewart, Penn State University, MA in media studies
Korey Boyd, Central Michigan University, MS in exercise science
Solomon Addico, Wake Forest University, MA in management.