Atlanta school becomes latest HBCU to cancel student account balances due to pandemic

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "We are committed to providing these students with a clear path forward so they can continue their college education and graduate without the burden of financial debt caused by circumstances beyond their control," the university's acting president, Alexander Conyers, stated.
52% : Earlier this month, South Carolina State University said it would clear $9.8 million of student debt for "more than 2,500 continuing students."
49% : As a surprise for its graduating class, administrators at Wilberforce University in Ohio announced at the school's commencement ceremonies this year that it would wipe out student debt owed from 2020 and 2021.
42% : Clark Atlanta University is now one of several HBCUs to recently announce it would help eliminate student loan debt in the wake of the pandemic.
39% : Atlanta's Clark Atlanta University announced Friday that it would eliminate students' account balances from the last five semesters, joining a growing group historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that have moved to cancel student debt in recent months.

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