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In order to gain more insight about the end of the student loan moratorium and the condition of student loan debt in the U.S. as a whole, WalletHub sought expertise from a panel of experts, including Center Director Dr. Melanie Carter. Click below to explore her profile and read her responses to the following key questions:

* Is it good or bad that the student loan payment moratorium is ending?

* Is student loan forgiveness a good idea?

* Should the government regulate the cost of higher education?

* How would you deal with the student debt problem?

Our country is in the midst of a reckoning of how it treats its Black citizens, churches, communities, and institutions, including HBCU land-grant universities. Today, these institutions, which lead the nation in educating the next generation of Black scientists and leaders, still face discrimination and hate-filled violence, Yet, the question still remains: Where would the nation be without them? During these troubling times when the nation is divided over how to close inequitable racial gaps in education, income, and wealth, the 1890 institutions are offering hope, teaching new skills, producing the next generation of Black scientists and leaders, and enhancing prosperity for marginalized Black individuals and communities. As the nation struggles with these issues, it should look to the institutions it supports the least to help close these gaps.

Denise Smith, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation 

The growing use of Parent PLUS loans by Black parents and their struggles with repayment illustrate that higher education finance and financial aid policies have failed. It is not sustainable to saddle two generations with debt to pay for one degree.

Victoria Jackson, Brittani Williams, and Jalil B. Mustaffa, Ph.D.

The Center for HBCU Research, Leadership, and Policy at Howard University offers non resident, appointments designed to strengthen and cultivate a multidisciplinary community of scholars that examine issues of significance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Center encourages participation from 3 different types of fellows: Research, Practitioner, and Graduate. 

The Center for HBCU Research, Leadership, and Policy is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for Faculty Affiliates on a rolling basis. We invite all interested Howard University faculty members to join us in advancing our mission to illuminate the collective success of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through institutional collaboration, research-informed advocacy, capacity-building programs, and leadership development.

We cordially invite your HBCU institution to join us as a valued participant in our 'Examining HBCU Campus Climates' study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The purpose of the study is to explore specific and collective factors that influence campus climates and to better understand how HBCUs climates may influence overall student success. The findings of this mixed-method study will be used to construct a campus climate tool specifically for HBCUs. The study findings and the tool that is developed will be widely disseminated and available to all participating institutions.