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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense President Aaron Ament issued a statement regarding the nomination of Miguel Cardona to serve as Secretary of Education. “Dr. Miguel Cardona’s solid track record in...
Democracy Journal is hosting an online symposium with Student Defense at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 17, on “Rebuilding Enforcement.” A panel of experts and veterans from previous administrations will...
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense and U.S. Congresswoman Katie Porter today called on the Department of Education to use every tool in its arsenal to improve enforcement against predatory colleges...
WASHINGTON, DC – In a case challenging the unfair denial of loan relief to a student who recently passed away, a federal district court ruled against Secretary of Education Betsy...
WASHINGTON, DC – The incoming administration can take immediate steps to improve protections for students in higher education, without Congressional action. Over the past two months, Student Defense has laid...
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter calling on Secretary of Education Betsy...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Attorneys General of Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania joined Student Defense today to call on the Department of Education to restore and improve a rule providing automatic...