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Tag: Student Debt
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Student Loan Pause Extended Until January 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Education will continue to halt student loan repayment, interest, and collections until January 31, 2022. âThe payment pause has been a lifeline that allowed millions of Americans to focus on their families, health, and finances instead of student loans during the national emergency,â said U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona. [âŚ]
August 9, 2021
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Cheyney University to Eliminate Student Debt From 2020 and Spring 2021
Cheyney University plans to eliminate unpaid student bills from the last three semesters with funding from the federal stimulus package, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Using around $400,000, an average debt of over $2,200 will be forgiven for 180 students, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The historically Black college in Pennsylvania follows many other institutions over [âŚ]
August 3, 2021
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Two More Georgia HBCUs Clear Pandemic Related Student Debt
Morehouse College and Savannah State University have become the latest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to clear student debt acquired since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The funding comes directly from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a federal government pledge of $35 billion to help financially struggling college students [âŚ]
August 3, 2021
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Virginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School Debt
Virginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding â via the CARES Act â [âŚ]
June 8, 2021
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NAACP Calls on Biden Administration to Cancel Student Debt
The NAACPâthe nationâs oldest civil rights organizationâis stepping up its efforts to pressure the Biden administration to cancel student debt, after the administration excluded debt forgiveness from its $6 trillion budget proposal last week.
June 4, 2021
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Conference Spotlights Future Higher Education Challenges
Hosted by Georgetown University, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universitiesâ 2021 Conference on Information Technology Management examined the lessons learned from the pandemic and the current state of higher education.
June 1, 2021
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Wilberforce University Forgives $375,000 in Student Debt and Fines 2020 and 2021 Graduates
Wilberforce University announced during spring graduation that it is clearing $375,000 in debt and fines owed by graduates from spring 2020 through those who graduated on Saturday, Dayton Daily News reported. The commencement ceremony was for the classes of 2020 and 2021 and 166 students graduated. âAs these graduates begin their lives as responsible adults, [âŚ]
June 1, 2021
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As Lawmakers and the Biden Administration Debate Student Loan Relief, Borrowers Continue to Struggle
The Student Debt Crisisâ #CancelStudentDebt campaign urges a far-reaching initiative that involves broad debt erasure but, as much as that, free college for everyone who wants to enroll and an examination of college costs.
May 25, 2021
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New Poll Data Puts Biden At Odds with Most Americans on Student Loan Forgiveness
President Joe Bidenâs ambitious new plan to expand access to higher education has a key missing piece: it leaves millions struggling with student loan debt to carry that burden alone. As a president who frequently speaks of his working-class upbringing in Scranton, Biden is stuck on incorrect assumptions about loan forgiveness and classâa blind spot in his education policy that is both unpopular and misinformed.
May 17, 2021
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Virtual Panel Urges Student Debt Cancellation, Calling it a Racial Justice Issue Too
Cancelling student debt isnât just an economic issue but a racial justice one too, argued higher education leaders and policy makers in a Thursday virtual panel hosted by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the NAACP.
December 10, 2020
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New Initiative Looks to Reduce Student Debt at Select HBCUs
The Student Freedom Initiative has announced a partnership with nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities that will provide an alternative to high-cost college loans in an effort to help students navigate their way through the college.
November 23, 2020
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Gallup Survey Finds NCAA Student-Athletes Score High in âWellbeingâ
Former college students with bachelorâs degrees who competed in NCAA sports were more likely than non-athletes to thrive physically, socially and financially in their lives after graduation, based on a Gallup report released Wednesday.
June 24, 2020
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