Atlanta: Clark Atlanta University clears student balances
By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Many Clark Atlanta University students, recent graduates and their families got surprising news Friday when the school announced it’s clearing all student account balances for the 2020 semesters and the spring and summer 2021 semesters. Clark Atlanta President George T. French Jr. wrote in a letter to students that the decision was made as a gesture to thank students for continuing their education during the COVID-19 pandemic. When COVID-19 became a public health crisis in March 2020, the university did not allow students on campus and continued that policy through the…