Race-based scholarship initiative
As the number of blacks enrolling at the University of California at Los Angeles has dropped, alumni of the institution have raised $1.75-million for scholarships for black students, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Each black freshman, beginning next fall, will receive at least $1,000, and needy or academically talented students could receive up to $9,000 per year for four years, more than they would pay in tuition.
UCLA’s Black Alumni Association spurred fund-raising efforts after college officials announced last summer that only 100 black students, of 4,800 freshmen, would enroll at UCLA.http://www.philanthropy.com/news/index.php?id=2130