Black Family Pulls $1 Million Endowment From UNC Wilmington

Wealthy Black Family Pulls Scholarship From UNC-Wilmington Over Equality Policy

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Black Family Pulls $1 Million Endowment From UNC Wilmington

Rather than rewrite scholarship criteria to comply with new diversity policies, the Upperman family ended future funding at UNC Wilmington and moved its money to Howard University.Read more...

Upperman Family Moves Scholarship Endowment to Howard University

Source: The Washington Post / Getty A family that has funded scholarships for African American students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington for nearly 30 years is moving its endowment to Howard University after refusing to change scholarship language to comply with new state policy. The scholarship honors the late Dr. Leroy W. Upperman, a prominent Wilmington physician. The endowment, valued at roughly $1 million, distributes about $4…