Stellenbosch University, South Africa - Stellenbosch University raises more than R8m to clear student debt

Title:

Stellenbosch University raises more than R8m to clear student debt

 

Author:

Bongekile Macupe

 

Published:

News24, 9 January 2022

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/stellenbosch-university-raises-more-than-r8m-to-clear-student-debt-20220108

 

From the article:

More than 100 students at Stellenbosch University have been able to graduate after the institution raised about R8 million to clear their debt. 

 

Through donor funding, the university was able to pay off debts for 82 postgraduate and 84 undergraduate students.

New Study - African American College Graduates Have More Debt and Lower Wages Than White Peers [JBHE, June 2021]

Title:

African American College Graduates Have More Debt and Lower Wages Than White Peers

Published:

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 21 June 2021

https://www.jbhe.com/2021/06/african-american-college-graduates-have-more-debt-and-lower-wages-than-white-peers/

From the article:

A new study by researchers at Student Loan Hero, a division of mortgage loan operator Lending Tree that helps students manage their debt, finds that Black students borrow 35 percent more on average in student loans than their non-Black peers, but Black millennial bachelor’s degree-holders earn 22 percent less than non-Black grads.