Ronald McNair succeeded despite poverty, racism, and an education system designed to keep Black people down. He became an accidental revolutionary at the age of nine, when he broke the color ...

Initiated by Congress and established by the U.S. Department of Education in 1989, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program is one of the federal TRiO programs. It is named in memory of ...

Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. While in junior high school, Dr. McNair was inspired to work hard and persevere in his studies by his family and by a ...

A South Carolina native is being remembered this week as the country reflects on a tragedy that happened 39 years ago.

Today marks the 39th anniversary of that tragic event, which took the lives of seven crew members, including Mission Specialist Ronald "Ron" McNair from Lake City, South Carolina. Also on board ...

The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program is designed to provide underrepresented undergraduate students with effective preparation for doctoral programs. This DOE-funded TRIO ...