Brandon Brice, at the Washington Times, asks whether President Barack Obama could do more to help historically black colleges and universities. The federal government prepares to enact a new set of loan-eligibility requirements, which could greatly reduce enrollments.

Imagine if black colleges didn’t exist. What if the ability of black students to attend or complete four year institutions and pay for college suddenly just stopped?

That could soon be a reality for thousands of African-American undergraduates who attend historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. The law is about to create a sudden change in eligibility requirements for parents and students who apply for federal PLUS loans from the U.S. Department of Education. read more…