FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 11, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org646-599-2235 Student Defense Launches the Student Benefits Rollback Tracker to Protect Students’ Basic Needs From Donald Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Student Defense announced today...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org(646) 599-2235 Student Defense Releases Higher Education Curriculum for State Oversight Student Defense published a curriculum of higher education oversight activity today that State...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 6, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 646-599-2235 Student Defense Statement on Donald Trump’s Election as President Student Defense President Aaron Ament issued a statement regarding the election of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 5, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 646-599-2235 Student Defense Statement on Josh Stein’s Election as Governor of North Carolina Student Defense Vice President and Chief Counsel Dan Zibel...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | (646) 599-2235 Landmark Settlement Approved in Class-Action Lawsuit Against Walden University Over Alleged Targeting of Black and Female Students The $28.5 million settlement...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | (646) 599-2235 Caltech to evaluate relationship with Simplilearn after lawsuit, New York Times expose After a New York Times story shed light on Caltech’s outsourcing of Center...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | (646) 599-2235 Student Defense files lawsuit alleging that UMGC’s use of revenue sharing is illegal Student Defense filed a lawsuit in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | (646) 599-2235 Student Defense Offers Guidance to the Department of Education on FAFSA Data Sharing Methods to Increase Student Enrollment in Public...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | (646) 599-2235 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sued over astronomical student loan repayment penalties Plaintiff Haley Clements alleges that...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 29, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense and Accountable Tech file Freedom of Information Act complaint against U.S. Department of Education The complaint comes after media...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 RICO Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Students Against Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Former doctoral students allege Grand Canyon Education, Inc....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 1, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Applauds Debt Relief for Former Art Institute EDMC Students, Reiterates Need to Hold Executives Accountable Today, the United States...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 31, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense applauds Department of Education’s crackdown on deceptive for-profit graduate programs One in three American graduate schools leave their students...