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Message from Chancellor: Equality Policy Update

Chancellor Volety shares important news about UNCW’s plan to address new equality policy requirements enacted by the UNC Board of Governors in May 2024.

Activist Minnijean Brown-Trickey attends UNCW Reception

Activist Minnijean Brown-Trickey, a member of the Little Rock Nine, attends a reception at UNCW’s Upperman African American Cultural Center January 18, 2023. Brown-Trickey was the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held in Kenan Auditorium

Minnijean Brown-Trickey, a member of the Little Rock Nine, attends a reception at Upperman Center

Graduating students celebrating at Sankofa Ceremony

Upperman African American Cultural Center celebrated their graduating students during their Spring Sankofa celebration at Beckwith Recital Hall May 11, 2023.

Graduating students celebrating at Sankofa Ceremony

Jessica B. Harris, keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at UNCW.

Jessica B. Harris, food scholar and New York Times bestselling author, is the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at UNCW. This year’s observance celebrates the legacy of civil rights and social justice in education.

Jessica B. Harris, keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at UNCW.

Upperman African American Fashion Show, 2023

UNCW's Office of Institutional Diversity & Inclusion's Upperman African American Cultural Center hosted a student Fashion show to help kick-off UNCW's Homecoming weekend February 9, 2023

Students posing and walking on catwalk for fashion show

The Black Student Union Organization

The Black Student Union organization and its leadership held its first meeting and pep rally of the year in the Upperman African American Cultural Center Tuesday, September 12, 2023. The event included leadership introductions, discussion, fellowship, food and games.

The Black Student Union organization and its leadership held its first meeting and pep rally of the year in the Upperman African American Cultural Center
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Upperman African American Cultural Center

Phone: (910) 962-3832
Fax: (910) 962-3935

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