Ukpeagvik, Umialik donate $200,000 to Ilisagvik

Ukpeagvik Iņupiat Corp. and Umialik Insurance Co. donated donated $200,000 to Ilisagvik College, the college announced.

According to Ilisagvik president Beverly Patkotak Grinage, the UIC/Umialik Insurance donation supports the college's Inupiaq studies instructor's salary, adjunct instructors who teach Inupiaq language and culture courses throughout the North Slope and the dual credit program offered to high school students.

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