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Xavier University’s Default Management Plans Win Praise

While Xavier University’s dynamic response to Hurricane Katrina is perhaps its best known accomplishment in the eyes of federal officials, the university’s aggressive approach in combating student loan defaults is another high-profile area of success.

October 19, 2011

Students

Federal Student Loan Default Rate Rises Sharply

The federal student loan default rate for borrowers who entered repayment in 2009 shot up to 8.8 percent from 7 percent for the previous year’s cohort.

September 12, 2011

Students

New Federal Data Show Rising Student Loan Default Rates

The federal government’s new system to calculate student loan default rates – while highlighting the problems of many for-profit colleges – also may pose risks for some minority-serving institutions that are seeing their rates increase as well.

February 13, 2011

Students

College Loan Default Rates Rise, Report Says

The number of college students who defaulted on their federal student loans climbed in the fiscal year that ended in September 2008, according to new government data released Monday.

September 14, 2010

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Education Secretary Duncan Urges Greater K-12, Higher Education Transparency

During a speech sponsored by the University of Arkansas, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged schools across the country to disclose more data on student achievement and teacher effectiveness.

August 28, 2010

African-American

Texas Southern Released from Accreditation Probation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges has released Texas Southern University from a probation that had been attached to the school’s accreditation status dating back to December 2007.

June 29, 2010

Students

HBCU Case Study Documents How Schools Can Help Students Pay Back Loans

A new report released Tuesday called “Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed,” argues that institutions can work proactively to reduce default rates among former students.

February 22, 2010

Students

Loan Default Data Study Highlights For-Profit Student Borrowers

More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of beginning repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show.

December 14, 2009

Students

WASHINGTON UPDATE: Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge

Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge Rising rate causing some community colleges to opt out of student loan system.

October 28, 2009

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Paul Quinn College Sues to Regain Accreditation

Paul Quinn College has taken its fight for accreditation to federal court. The oldest historically Black college in Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Atlanta to restore its accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

August 26, 2009

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Ex-professor in NYC School Noose Case Sues for $200M

A professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College who was fired over plagiarism allegations is suing the graduate school for $200 million.

April 22, 2009

Faculty & Staff

HBCUs File Lawsuits Against Accrediting Agency

As one historically Black university resolves litigation with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, another, Hampton University, ignites a similar suit against the same agency to restore the reputation of what school officials call “a proven” pharmacy program.

March 10, 2009