Updates 2/5/24 Updates 2/5/24 New study finds limited staff capacity at state agencies may hinder effective implementation of distance learning agreements, offers policy recommendations Read More Updates 2/1/24 Updates 2/1/24 Federal Judge Rules In Favor of Students, Allows Lawsuit Against For-Profit Medical School to Proceed Read More Updates 1/30/24 Updates 1/30/24 Student advocacy coalition continues push for U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove barriers to SNAP benefits Read More Updates 12/12/23 Updates 12/12/23 Student Defense statement on Inspector General investigation into ED’s failure to collect debts from closed and predatory institutions Read More Updates 12/10/23 Updates 12/10/23 Student advocacy coalition petitions U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove interview requirement for SNAP enrollment Read More Updates 12/5/23 Updates 12/5/23 New study finds startling cost disparities between public, for-profit colleges among popular post-graduate programs Read More Updates 11/12/23 Updates 11/12/23 State authorization loophole leaves students vulnerable, new legal analysis finds Read More Updates 10/30/23 Updates 10/30/23 Student Defense applauds Department of Education’s crackdown on deceptive for-profit graduate programs Read More Updates 9/26/23 Updates 9/26/23 Student Defense applauds finalized Gainful Employment rule, urges Department of Education to swiftly implement critical student protections Read More Updates 8/6/23 Updates 8/6/23 Student Defense Statement on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Injunction Against Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule Read More Updates 7/31/23 Updates 7/31/23 1 in 3 US Grad Schools Leave Students Unable to Keep Up with Debt, New Analysis Finds Read More Updates 7/20/23 Updates 7/20/23 Student Defense Statement on U.S. Department of Education’s Finalized Notice of Interpretation on Preemption of State Consumer Protection Laws Over Student Loan Servicers Read More Updates 7/19/23 Updates 7/19/23 Student Defense Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Caltech, Simplilearn for Misleading Cybersecurity Bootcamp Students Read More Updates 6/29/23 Updates 6/29/23 Student Defense Statement on Supreme Court Student Debt Relief Decision Read More Updates 5/16/23 Updates 5/16/23 Student Defense Statement on Department of Education’s Newly Proposed Gainful Employment Rule Read More Updates 4/24/23 Updates 4/24/23 Bankruptcy Court Discharges Student Loan Borrower’s Debt in the Aftermath of New DOJ Guidance Read More Updates 4/3/23 Updates 4/3/23 Student Defense Legal Memo Argues Department of Education Should Apply Longstanding Fiduciary Standard to Hold Low-Performing Schools Accountable Stude Read More Updates 4/2/23 Updates 4/2/23 New Legal Analysis Exposes Loophole Preventing Many College Students From Obtaining Affordable Textbooks Read More Updates 3/15/23 Updates 3/15/23 Former BloomTech Students File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Fraudulent Advertising, Illegal Lending Practices Read More Updates 3/12/23 Updates 3/12/23 New Legal Analysis: Department of Education's Bundled Services Loophole is Illegal, And Contrary to the HEA’s Incentive Compensation Ban Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Updates 2/5/24 Updates 2/5/24 New study finds limited staff capacity at state agencies may hinder effective implementation of distance learning agreements, offers policy recommendations Read More
Updates 2/1/24 Updates 2/1/24 Federal Judge Rules In Favor of Students, Allows Lawsuit Against For-Profit Medical School to Proceed Read More
Updates 1/30/24 Updates 1/30/24 Student advocacy coalition continues push for U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove barriers to SNAP benefits Read More
Updates 12/12/23 Updates 12/12/23 Student Defense statement on Inspector General investigation into ED’s failure to collect debts from closed and predatory institutions Read More
Updates 12/10/23 Updates 12/10/23 Student advocacy coalition petitions U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove interview requirement for SNAP enrollment Read More
Updates 12/5/23 Updates 12/5/23 New study finds startling cost disparities between public, for-profit colleges among popular post-graduate programs Read More
Updates 11/12/23 Updates 11/12/23 State authorization loophole leaves students vulnerable, new legal analysis finds Read More
Updates 10/30/23 Updates 10/30/23 Student Defense applauds Department of Education’s crackdown on deceptive for-profit graduate programs Read More
Updates 9/26/23 Updates 9/26/23 Student Defense applauds finalized Gainful Employment rule, urges Department of Education to swiftly implement critical student protections Read More
Updates 8/6/23 Updates 8/6/23 Student Defense Statement on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Injunction Against Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule Read More
Updates 7/31/23 Updates 7/31/23 1 in 3 US Grad Schools Leave Students Unable to Keep Up with Debt, New Analysis Finds Read More
Updates 7/20/23 Updates 7/20/23 Student Defense Statement on U.S. Department of Education’s Finalized Notice of Interpretation on Preemption of State Consumer Protection Laws Over Student Loan Servicers Read More
Updates 7/19/23 Updates 7/19/23 Student Defense Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Caltech, Simplilearn for Misleading Cybersecurity Bootcamp Students Read More
Updates 6/29/23 Updates 6/29/23 Student Defense Statement on Supreme Court Student Debt Relief Decision Read More
Updates 5/16/23 Updates 5/16/23 Student Defense Statement on Department of Education’s Newly Proposed Gainful Employment Rule Read More
Updates 4/24/23 Updates 4/24/23 Bankruptcy Court Discharges Student Loan Borrower’s Debt in the Aftermath of New DOJ Guidance Read More
Updates 4/3/23 Updates 4/3/23 Student Defense Legal Memo Argues Department of Education Should Apply Longstanding Fiduciary Standard to Hold Low-Performing Schools Accountable Stude Read More
Updates 4/2/23 Updates 4/2/23 New Legal Analysis Exposes Loophole Preventing Many College Students From Obtaining Affordable Textbooks Read More
Updates 3/15/23 Updates 3/15/23 Former BloomTech Students File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Fraudulent Advertising, Illegal Lending Practices Read More
Updates 3/12/23 Updates 3/12/23 New Legal Analysis: Department of Education's Bundled Services Loophole is Illegal, And Contrary to the HEA’s Incentive Compensation Ban Read More
