February 23, 2010
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed
Authors: Erin Dillon, Robin V. Smiles
Publisher: Education Sector
Funder: Lumina Foundation for Education
Outlines best-practice strategies historically black colleges and universities in Texas used in the 1990s to lower student loan default rates and avoid losing federal aid, including campuswide collaboration, partnerships, and teaching financial literacy.