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Gallup Survey Finds NCAA Student-Athletes Score High in ‘Wellbeing’

by Pearl Stewart | June 24, 2020 Former college students with bachelor’s degrees who competed in NCAA sports were more likely Read more

Black Billionaire Starts Program to Ease Student Debt at 11 HBCUs

| June 23, 2020
Robert F. Smith, whom Forbes calls the wealthiest Black person in the U.S., is set to launch an [...] Read more

Trump Vetoes Move to Ease Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students

by Shailaja Neelakantan | May 31, 2020
President Donald Trump late on Friday vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for st [...] Read more

Report Gauges Support for Student Loan Forgiveness Across Political Lines

by Jessica Ruf | April 2, 2020
The combination of a coronavirus-halted economy, an upcoming election and an ever-mounting stud [...] Read more

Higher Ed Groups: $14 Billion for Colleges, Universities in Stimulus Package Insufficient

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 26, 2020
Higher education groups aren’t happy with the $14 billion earmarked for colleges and universi [...] Read more

Senate Democrats Propose Cancelling $10,000 in Debt for All Federal Student Borrowers Amid Coronavirus Crisis

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 19, 2020
Senate Democrats on Thursday called for “a minimum” of $10,000 in student loan relief for a [...] Read more

Education Department Upgrades Website to Better Explain Student Loan Information

by Jessica Ruf | February 25, 2020
The U.S. Education Department has upgraded its student aid website, studentaid.gov, with severa [...] Read more

Warren Aims to End Student Debt, If Elected

by Sarah Wood | January 15, 2020
If elected president, Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to forgive existing student loan debt on h [...] Read more

Survey Reveals How Far Americans Would Go To Erase Their Student Debt

by Jessica Ruf | January 14, 2020
With the levels of student debt on the rise, LendEDU recently conducted a survey to see just ho [...] Read more

Education Trust Addresses Black Student Debt Crisis at D.C. Briefing

by Sarah Wood | September 26, 2019
There is a debt crisis among African-American students on college and university campuses. Acco [...] Read more

Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Cancelling Student Loan Debt

| July 23, 2019
Up to $50,000 in student loan debt will be cancelled for 42 million Americans under a bill intr [...] Read more

The Wind is at My Back

by Norm Jones | May 22, 2019
As a Morehouse College alumnus, I have been intrigued by the varied reactions to Robert Smith� [...] Read more

WUSTL School of Medicine Pledges $100M in Scholarship Funding

by Monica Levitan | April 17, 2019
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has pledged to provide $100 million in sc [...] Read more

Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Debt-Free College Act

by Monica Levitan | March 7, 2019
With the support of more than 30 Congressional co-sponsors, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, and Rep. M [...] Read more

34 Howard Students’ Debt Covered by Alexandria, VA Church

by Monica Levitan | February 11, 2019
Thanks to a recent donation from Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, 34 Howar [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m. Eastern Time

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m.
Eastern Time

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?