Bennett College News May 24, 2022 Statement & FAQs on Bennett College Student Debt Cancellation We are excited to announce a one-time partnership with the Rolling Jubilee Fund and the Debt Collective to cancel debt here at Bennett College. Together, we were able to send letters to 462 former Bennett Belle students letting them know that the debts they owed directly to Bennett College were erased - no strings attached. All told, those debts were worth $1.7 million. We understand that this has been an exceptionally challenging time and want to ease people's burdens. The debts that were erased for these 462 individuals were debts owed directly to the school. These debts are different from federal and private student loans, which we do not have the ability to cancel because they are owned by the federal government. You can read more about the process in this article from USA Today<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/occupy-wall-street-activists-pay-off-student-debt-for-nearly-500-black-women-at-hbcu/ar-AAXylp8?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=21c14522c2a148da9bc5f47e09f9d474> - and we invite you to learn more about the Rolling Jubilee Fund and other important work happening at the Debt Collective<http://www.debtcollective.org/>. Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/