"The successful completion of doctoral degrees by minority students does not result from graduate study alone but rather depends on the presence of intellectual building blocks in middle school, high school and undergraduate education."
Dr. Henry T. Frierson

Welcome to the North Carolina OPT-ED Alliance

The North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity Through Education (NC OPT-ED) involves statewide institutions that are committed to diversifying the science, mathematics, technology and engineering workforce, including the professorate. The formal alliance with other National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported programs at institutions in North Carolina seeks to encourage underrepresented minority students from middle school through graduate school to attain the doctorate.

"Knowledge is the key that unlocks all the doors. It doesn't matter what you look like or where you come from if you have knowledge."
-Benjamin Carson
NC OPT-ED is an NSF-funded alliance among:
NSF

North Carolina A&T University logoNorth Carolina A&T State University NC State University logo The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo

 

Highlights

Eleventh Annual Alliance Day

STEM & SBE: Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The McKimmon Center at
NC State University

Sponsorship Information


Spring Crosstalk Recap

Friday, April 13, 2012 Recap
Agenda
Photo of Group
Article: How to Fail in Grant Writing

Steering Committee Meeting

Monday February 13, 2012
Post Meeting Information
Meeting Minutes
Agenda
Presentations from meeting
Photo from meeting