WILBERFORCE, Ohio - Wilberforce University, the nation’s oldest private, historically Black university located in Ohio, announced that it will cancel student debt owed to the university for its 2020 and 2021 graduates.
During commencement on Saturday, the president of the university announced to the new alumni that their debt and other fines and fees owed to the university had been cleared — totaling more than $375,000, according to a news release."As these graduates begin their lives as responsible adults, we are honored to be able to give them a fresh start by relieving their student debt to the university, President Elfred Anthony Pinkard said in a statement.The initiative does not cover federal, bank or other personal loans taken by the.