Dr. McNair
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$1.3M federal grant assists first-generation students, students with disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University plans to aid the academic path of underrepre- sented undergraduates, courtesy of a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. VCU is one of three Virginia universities to receive the McNair grant, named for the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University graduate and the second African-American to fly in space.