FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 12, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org646-599-2235 Federal Judge Approves Landmark Settlement Holding For-Profit College Executives Personally Accountable for Fraud Student Defense today announced the final approval of a classwide...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 11, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTSStudent Defensepress@defendstudents.org646-599-2235 Public Citizenobaddar@citizen.org U.S. Department of Education Agrees to Temporarily Stop Sharing Student Data with DOGE Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department...
UPDATE: Students Seek Temporary Restraining Order in Lawsuit to Prevent Illegal DOGE Access to Department of Education Data Today, in their pending litigation on behalf of the University of California...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 7, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTSpress@defendstudents.org646-599-2235 Students File Lawsuit Against Department of Education Over Illegal DOGE Data Access Washington, D.C. — Representing the University of California Student Association, Student...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 3, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org646-599-2235 Student Defense Statement on Trump’s Plan to Eliminate the Department of Education Student Defense President Aaron Ament issued a statement today regarding reported...
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...