FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 28, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 New Report Outlines How Improved Enforcement Can Address Racial Disparities in Higher EducationStudent Defense and Senators Booker, Warren call on...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 16, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement on One Year Anniversary of ACICS Accreditation Decision by Department of Education One year ago, a Senior Department...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 9, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTStudent Defense: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495Accountable Tech: Jesse Lehrich | jesse@accountabletech.org Student Defense, Accountable Tech Worry FAFSA Student Data Sent to Facebook Could be Used...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 7, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Judge’s Refusal to Stay Cancer Patient’s Case Highlights Need for Biden Administration to Fix Bankruptcy Policies Student Defense is again urging...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 19, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS Student Defense Media Contact: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495Lawyers’ Committee Media Contact: Taseen Shamim | lawyerscommitee@berlinrosen.com NCLC Media Contact: Michelle Deakin | mdeakin@nclc.org Biden Administration...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 25, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Student Defense Media Contact: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495PPSL Media Contact: Katie Ward, kward@ctpboston.com | 603-689-8170NCLC Media Contact: Stephen Rouzer, srouzer@nclc.org | 202-320-8394 Students and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 15, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Files New Lawsuit Against Lambda School CEO Austen Allred Named in Latest Case Filed on Behalf of Defrauded Former...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 31, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Key Senators Ratchet Up Pressure on Department of Education to Reform Student Loan Bankruptcy Practices Today, a coalition of U.S....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 28, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Policy Brief: Department of Education Not Utilizing Subpoena Power to Investigate Predatory Colleges, Universities The U.S. Department of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 15, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Publishes Legal Memo on Department of Education’s Obligation to Reform Financial Responsibility RegulationsMemo introduced at Negotiated Rulemaking urges...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 12, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 NEW: Schumer Endorses Call For Moratorium on the Department of Education Opposing Student Borrowers in Bankruptcy U.S. Senate Majority Leader...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 10, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Advocacy Groups Call for Moratorium on Department of Education Opposing, Appealing Student Debt Bankruptcy Discharges A broad coalition of student...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 26, 2022 PRESS CONTACTpress@defendstudents.org PEER Project Releases New Research as Department of Education Launches Rulemaking Process As the U.S. Department of Education begins Negotiated Rulemaking on higher...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Launches Investigation into Federal Student Aid Civil Rights Enforcement Investigation comes after Student Defense filed a class...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 13, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense & Project on Predatory Student Lending Call for Increased Transparency from Department of Education Ahead of Rulemaking Today,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 10, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense and Relman Colfax File Class Action Civil Rights, Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Against Walden University on Behalf of Former...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 22, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement on Payment Pause Deadline Extension The Biden Administration announced today it was extending the federal moratorium on...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 20, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Announces Hiring of Colorado Assistant AG Libby DeBlasio WebsterWebster will serve as Senior Counsel and Co-Director of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 17, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Advocates Call on Department of Education to Remove False Tax Information on Loan Discharge ApplicationBorrowers “may be improperly discouraged from...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 15, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Iowa Appeals Court Affirms Class Certification in Student Defense Lawsuit Against La’James International College The Iowa Court of Appeals issued...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:October 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Welcomes Department of Education’s Pledge to Reform Bankruptcy PolicyAment: Department must work to “swiftly turn this important promise into...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:October 27, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Citing Student Defense Testimony, Congressman Gets Student Aid Chief to Agree to Hold For-Profit College Executives Accountable for Fraud and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 6, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Applauds Biden Administration’s Extension of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Student Defense President Aaron Ament today released the...
On August 12, 2021, the Department of Education issued a Notice in the Federal Register rescinding the March 2018 Notice of Interpretation regarding preemption. The Department also called for public...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 26, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Department of Education Announces It Will Extend Relief to Former Students Who Attended Closed ITT Schools The Relief Was Proposed...