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Student Defense announced the launch of its Quality Assurance Initiative and the publication of three new reports on how accreditors can better protect student borrowers.
As the gatekeeper to over $150 billion annually in federal student aid, accreditation plays a critical role in protecting students and taxpayers by assuring the quality of our postsecondary educational...
In recent years, colleges and universities ave been closing at historically high rates. Regardless of the cause, without adequate safety measures and advance planning, an institutional closure may yield dramatic,...
This paper affirms the authority of accrediting agencies to oversee nonprofit conversions and provides specific recommendations for heightened monitoring of an institution after a conversion.
Student Defense President Aaron Ament issued the following statement responding to the Department of Education’s rollback of the 2016 Borrower Defense regulation: “Secretary DeVos continues to be more focused on collecting...
Student Defense and the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake University hosted a special screening of the award-winning documentary Fail State.
An Illinois borrower sued Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education, for unlawfully denying him a loan discharge after his school closed while he was on leave...
The U.S. Department of Education agreed to discharge approximately $63,000 of student loan debt owed by Christine Gold, who was defrauded by the predatory Court Reporting Institute in Seattle.
Student Defense, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, formally requested a public hearing on Secretary DeVos's proposed weakening of accountability standards for accreditors.
Chief Counsel Dan Zibel, along with former Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, penned an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how states can hold loan servicers accountable for harming students.
Student Defense client RJ Infusino testified before the House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sharing his experience being lied to by the Dream Center and the Illinois...
NSLDN issued a statement responding to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's rescission of the Gainful Employment rule.