For Some Reason Coppin State Made a Freddie Gray Scholarship and Thus Far Fails to Deliver

Freddie Gray Scholarship Fails to Deliver

• Only one student has received the Freddie Gray Scholarship in over three years, despite 29 eligible students being admitted to Coppin State University since 2021.

🔹 Broken Promises to Baltimore Students

• The scholarship was publicly promoted as a tool for “access and opportunity,” yet now Coppin claims it’s need-based and used only as a retention tool, not a recruitment incentive.

🔹 Confusion and Lack of Transparency

• Carver High School staff weren’t even aware of the scholarship’s availability, highlighting poor communication and administrative mismanagement.

🔹 Demographics Undermine Need-Based Excuse

• 79% of Carver students are low-income, yet Coppin claims most didn’t meet the need criteria — raising questions about the university’s selection process.

🔹 Token Gesture or Genuine Help?

• Despite receiving $30,000 in donations, only two students were offered the scholarship, and one couldn’t accept it because other aid covered tuition.