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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 19, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Education Department Automates Discharges for Borrowers With Disabilities Following Student Defense Rulemaking Petition and Calls for Action WASHINGTON, DC –...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 9, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Applauds Department of Education’s Revocation of DeVos Notice Preempting State Oversight, Enforcement Against Loan Servicers Student Defense applauds...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 6, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Federal Court Denies Dream Center Executives’ Motions to Dismiss in Class Action Lawsuit Brought By Former Art Institute Students In...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 3, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Partners with The George Washington University, Columbia University to Launch Higher Education Research InitiativePEER Project aims to drive...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Following Student Defense Reports, Senate Judiciary Chair Calls Hearing On Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform U.S. Senator and Senate Judiciary Committee...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 27, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 NEW POLL: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Reinstating the Gainful Employment Rule, Easing Student Debt Discharge in Bankruptcy A majority of Americans...
Cardozo School of Law Professor Pamela Foohey, along with Student Defense President Aaron Ament and Vice President & Chief Counsel Daniel Zibel have published a new legal essay in the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 24, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Report: Department of Education Ignores $1 Billion in Unpaid Institutional Liabilities While Chasing Borrowers in BankruptcyIn one case,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 11, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 New Data: ED Department Withholding Debt Discharges for More Than Half a Million Student Borrowers With Disabilities Entitled to ReliefA...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement on Revocation of ACICS Recognition as Accreditor Today, Student Defense President Aaron Ament...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Commends ED Rulemaking Announcement and Calls on Cardona to Drop Defense of Trump and DeVos Policies ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Applauds Biden Administration's Efforts to Expand Higher Ed Access Through American Families Plan WASHINGTON, DC...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Intervenes in Grand Canyon University Case to Protect Students from Attempted Non-Profit Sham Conversion New Filing Argues GCU Still...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 STUDENT DEFENSE PETITIONS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGE DEBT FOR ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Sen. Coons: “Another critical step to get Americans...
Student Defense issued a statement regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s action against two former KPMG auditors for improper professional conduct during an audit of the College of New Rochelle....
WASHINGTON, DC – When Dr. Miguel Cardona is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Education after his Senate confirmation vote, he can move quickly to restore a rule that previously...
WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the confirmation of Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as Secretary of Education, Student Defense strongly supports his confirmation and...
WASHINGTON, DC – As Dr. Miguel Cardona awaits a final Senate vote on his confirmation as Secretary of Education, Student Defense’s 100 Day Docket proposals are an opportunity for the...
Student Defense issued a statement in advance of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as U.S....
WASHINGTON, DC – The State of California and Student Defense are bringing a challenge in federal court today, targeting the Trump Administration’s illegal distance learning regulations. The lawsuit seeks to...
Under federal law, student borrowers who are unable to work because they are “totally and permanently disabled” are eligible for a complete discharge of their federal student loans, and the...
This op-ed appeared in the Des Moines Register on January 3, 2020.