Continue to Support Diversity on Campus

Re “Pepperdine Defends Its Minority Scholarships,” Jan. 22: The Richard Eamer Scholars Program should be upheld at Pepperdine University. Like undergrad Paris Dennard, I am a senior at Pepperdine, but I happen to be white. I have received a substantial financial aid package throughout my college career. Pepperdine offers plenty of awards that are not racially exclusive. I commend Pepperdine for refusing to give up programs that serve underrepresented groups. Pepperdine’s undergraduate student body already consists of an overwhelming majority of white students. Eliminating such exclusive scholarships will only dissuade prospective minority students from attending our school. We need to support diversity, not discourage it.

Laureen Shea

Sunland