FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 8, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Welcomes Chris Bryant as Counsel The team at Student Defense is proud to welcome our newest member, Chris Bryant....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 7, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Settlement finalized in class-action lawsuit against La’ James International College The agreement comes after years of misconduct by La’ James and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 12, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Court Rules in Favor of Students Alleging They Were Misled by Caltech, Simplilearn’s Cybersecurity Bootcamp The class-action lawsuit argues Caltech and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 28, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Landmark settlement reached in class-action lawsuit against Walden University over targeting Black and female students with false advertising Walden will make...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 14, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense files lawsuit over lack of transparency regarding voter registration requirements at colleges and universities Despite its recently released voter...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 6, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 New study finds limited staff capacity at state agencies may hinder effective implementation of distance learning agreements, offers policy recommendations States...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 2, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Federal Judge Rules In Favor of Students, Allows Lawsuit Against For-Profit Medical School to Proceed A class action lawsuit alleges Saba...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 31, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student advocacy coalition continues push for U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove barriers to SNAP benefits Over two dozen organizations support...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense statement on Inspector General investigation into ED’s failure to collect debts from closed and predatory institutions Last week, the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 11, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student advocacy coalition petitions U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove interview requirement for SNAP enrollment Removing interview requirement would allow more...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 6, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 New study finds startling cost disparities between public, for-profit colleges among popular post-graduate programs Student Defense and The HEA Group today...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 State authorization loophole leaves students vulnerable, new legal analysis finds A loophole in federal higher education regulations has allowed states to...