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AROUND THE QUADS

McNair Program Comes to Columbia

Columbia has been awarded a four-year grant for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, whose goal is to encourage students who might otherwise not have the opportunity to prepare for and pursue graduate study. The program — funded by Congress and named for physicist and crew member of the Challenger space shuttle Ronald Erwin McNair — will serve College, SEAS and General Studies students.

The McNair program will be supervised by Corlisse Thomas, associate dean of student affairs, and administered by the Academic Success Programs Office of Student Affairs. The program at Columbia officially began on October 1, and participants will be known as McNair Fellows.

Adhering to the national program goals, Columbia’s McNair program will work closely with students with strong academic potential from underrepresented segments of society by offering preparatory and research opportunities including funded summer research internships, faculty mentoring, tutoring, assistance with preparing for the graduate school application and financial aid process, and seminars and workshops designed to support and enhance their undergraduate experience while providing a foundation for doctoral study.

Participation in the program is extended to rising juniors who are United States citizens or permanent residents. Additionally, at least two-thirds of program participants must be first-generation college students and meet federal income guidelines. The remaining participants may be from groups that are underrepresented in graduate education.

Applications and informational packets are available in 103 Furnald and 401 Lerner. For further information about the McNair program, please contact Thomas: (212) 854-0720 or cdt12@columbia.edu, or Sunday Coward: (212) 854-3514, sfc15@columbia.edu.

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