The USC TRIO programs will host the Second-annual Diversity and the Doctorate Symposium March 31-April 1.

The two-day symposium provides undergraduate students with an orientation to graduate study and academic careers through a series of panel discussions, presentations, and lectures. USC faculty, graduate students participating in the Compact for Faculty Diversity project, and TRIO administrators provide a realistic appraisal of the graduate experience and the opportunities available to undergraduates who desire a Ph.D.

Panels will include full professors discussing the breadth of academic careers, assistant professors reflecting on their recent experiences, and graduate students describing how they made their transitions from undergraduate programs.

The keynote address will be delivered by Kwame Dawes, Louise Fry Scudder Professor of English at USC. In addition, the symposium will provide information on various graduate programs at USC, the University of North Carolina Charlotte, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, the University of Georgia, Northern Illinois University, and other Ph.D. granting institutions.

Registration information is available at www.sc.edu/trio/mcnair.htm.

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