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Innovative Strategies for HBCUs Proposed at CBC Conference

A range of solutions and strategies emerged Thursday at the inaugural HBCU “braintrust” of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative conference.

September 21, 2017

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Former Obama Officials Launch Legal Group to Challenge DeVos

WASHINGTON — A group of Obama administration officials is starting a legal aid organization to challenge the Trump administration’s policies on student lending and civil rights. The National Student Legal Defense Network says it will join with state attorneys general and advocacy groups to sue on behalf of students defrauded by for-profit colleges or who […]

September 21, 2017

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Organizations Call for DeVos to Halt Student Loan Policy Changes

The regulatory changes being pursued by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in the student loan arena could “spell disaster for students of color who are too often exploited in consumer lending,” a group of 39 organizations said in a letter to DeVos.

September 19, 2017

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Sweet Briar Preparing for Fresh Start

Sweet Briar College, an all-women’s school located in the Virginia foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is poised to begin yet another chapter of its existence for the 2018-19 academic year.

September 6, 2017

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Lawsuit: Charlotte School of Law Defrauded Taxpayers Out of $285M

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lawsuit is accusing the Charlotte School of Law of defrauding taxpayers out of $285 million by admitting unqualified students, then manipulating records to keep them enrolled so the school could collect their government-supported tuition. The Charlotte Observer reports the lawsuit was filed by former professor Barbara Bernier. The lawsuit says the […]

August 28, 2017

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Maine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming Year

PORTLAND, Maine — Tuition is being frozen at Maine’s seven community colleges for the coming academic year. Officials say the tuition freeze was made possible by an increase in state appropriations requested by trustees of the Maine Community College System. System President Derek Langhauser says Maine’s community colleges already have the lowest tuition in New […]

August 28, 2017

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Nation’s Oldest HBCU Focused on Sustainability

Alumni and experts weigh in on the future of 180-year-old Cheyney University as the nation’s oldest HBCU faces financial and leadership challenges.

August 23, 2017

News Roundup

Veterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law. The Forever GI Act removed a 15-year limit on using the benefits, effective immediately. The measure increases financial assistance for National Guard and Reserve members, building on a 2008 law that guaranteed veterans a […]

August 17, 2017

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Report: Student Borrowers Mired Deeper in Debt

More student loan borrowers are finding themselves deeper in debt and taking a longer time to pay off their student loans — and an increasing number of student loan borrowers are older than in the past, according to a report released Wednesday from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

August 16, 2017

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Troubled For-profit Law School in North Carolina Closing

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The alumni association president of a troubled, for-profit law school in North Carolina says it’s closing immediately. Lee Robertson Jr. says Charlotte School of Law employees were notified Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, the 11-year-old school’s website had been taken down. Local media report the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted […]

August 16, 2017

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Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs

When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

August 14, 2017

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Private Colleges Say Collaboration Would Drive Down Tuition

The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) has proposed that Congress temporarily ease federal antitrust laws that currently prohibit private colleges from discussing prices and student aid.

August 3, 2017