Oprah has many receipts when it comes to her philanthropy.

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Billionaire Robert F. Smith has pledged to pay off the student loan debt for Morehouse College’s entire 2019 graduating class.

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Freeform’s “Grown-ish” has teamed up with the app Scholly to help pay off $125,000 in student loan debt.

ITT Technical Institute announced that it's closing all its facilities. This decision is a result of an Education Department ban of the school enrolling students who receive federal financial aid.

Student loan debt is at an all time high — and it’s hitting African-American students the hardest. According to a study by the Brookings Institution, there are racial debt disparities in low-to-moderate income students. Black students leave college with an average debt of $27,000, while White students incur an average of $20,000. Student load debt facts: Black […]

In what might be an extreme use of government resources, reports are coming forth that U.S. Marshals are serving warrants and arresting people for outstanding federal student loans. A Houston man says that seven armed marshals arrived on his doorstep for a $1500 loan he took out nearly 30 years ago, but there might be […]

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Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, stopped by “NewsOne Now” Friday. He touched on a number of topics associated with the cost of higher education and weighed in on what some call a student loan debt crisis. Dr. Lomax also offered ideas on fixing the student loan system, one he […]