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Activists erased $10 million in student debt for nearly 3,000 HBCU students — and said Biden can do the same for all borrowers
"We're doing our part, and it's time Biden does his," the Debt Collective said as it erased debt Mo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I'm a first-generation HBCU graduate. I'm now broke and lonelier than ever without my college friends for support.
A recent college grad found a community among the other Black women at her college. Now, she's jobl…
Imani Herring
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Many parents spend more years paying off student debt for their kids than they do raising them, new report finds
Parent PLUS loans are "one of the riskiest" federal options, the Century Foundation found. The aver…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan cancellation activists just wiped out $1.7 million in student debt for nearly 500 HBCU students
Bennett College, a women's HBCU, held 462 school-related debts dating back as far as 1996. Over the…
Ayelet Sheffey
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3 ways Biden is budgeting for 'better support to student-loan borrowers' without the debt forgiveness he pledged
The president's budget proposal includes $2.7 billion for Federal Student Aid to improve customer s…
Ayelet Sheffey
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44% of student-loan borrowers at HBCUs are skipping meals to pay their debt: 'I get help from some friends who sometimes give me food'
HBCUs need more funding, having "endured the legacy of Jim Crow," Rep. Alma Adams, founder of the C…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's executive order to make HBCUs more equitable and affordable doesn't include student-debt cancellation
While his executive order plans to "advance equity" for Black students, Biden has yet to act on his…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Howard University is wiping out student debt for juniors and seniors, joining the growing number of HBCUs using Biden' stimulus for relief
Schools can use stimulus aid to wipe out institutional student debt. Howard just extended that aid …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Colleges are using Biden's stimulus to wipe out student debt. Biden isn't.
More colleges are canceling the student debt they own, which is different from the federal student …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden campaigned on cancelling and reforming student debt. A year into his presidency, here's where those promises stand.
Biden has been in office for a year, and some of his campaign promises — like $10,000 in stud…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Cisco is giving HBCUs $150 million to lessen student debt and modernize technology
The Student Freedom Initiative announced a $50 million investment from Cisco to help students atten…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Most voters support Biden's American Families Plan, poll finds
A Morning Consult/Politico poll found 58% of voters support Biden's new plan, and over 3 in 5 suppo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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'Thank you, Jill': The First Lady is a key voice on Joe Biden's educational reforms
Joe Biden credited Jill Biden for increased Pell Grants to HBCUs in his American Families Plan, cit…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's campaign made 2 promises on canceling student debt. He hasn't done either.
Biden campaigned on canceling $10,000 in student debt per person and all loans for those who went t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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NAACP says it's Biden's 'turn now' after Pharrell Williams surprised 5 HBCU students, recent grads by paying off their student loan debt
"Now just imagine if President Biden made this a reality for all student debt holders in America," …
Pocharapon Neammanee
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Atlanta-based HBCU Morris Brown College regains full accreditation two decades after it was revoked
Morris Brown College, a historically black college, is now able to receive federal funding after ye…
Taylor Ardrey
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Will Smith's slap is being used by coach Deion Sanders' college football team to teach players how to play defense
Deion Sanders is not afraid to try new things at Jackson State.
Cork Gaines
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A college star with an inspiring backstory became the first HBCU player in 20 years drafted into the WNBA
Ameshya Williams-Holliday gave birth, returned to the court, and rekindled her love of basketball e…
Meredith Cash
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How Morehouse College is redefining professionalism
Douglas Cooper, the career-services director, said the HBCU is an "artificial" environment — one th…
Drake Baer
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FBI investigating bomb threats against HBCUs as 'hate crimes'
Dozens of bomb threats were made to various Historically Black Universities and Colleges across the…