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Impactful, Human, Rooted In People: How Advocates Work with the Media to Get Client Stories Told | Blog
The Project on Predatory Student Lending joined a panel discussion to take a deeper look into how advocates can work with the media to get their stories in front of the public.
Read MoreHow Are Corinthian Students Still Waiting for Justice? | Blog
On Inauguration Day, tens of thousands of defrauded Corinthian Colleges borrowers will have spanned three different presidential administrations while waiting for their fraudulent debts to be cancelled. It’s been five years since the Department made this promise – and five years that borrowers, elected officials and advocates have been demanding the immediate cancellation of these debts – yet former Corinthian students remain in limbo, uncertain of what to expect next.
Read MoreStudent Borrowers Ask Court to Allow Deposition of Betsy DeVos on Borrower Defense | Press Release
Student borrowers today moved to depose former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the class action lawsuit Sweet v. DeVos. The borrowers want DeVos to explain the reasoning for delays in processing the borrower defense claims.
Read MoreStatement on Resignation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Our statement regarding Secretary DeVos’ resignation from Project on Predatory Student Lending Director Toby Merrill
Read More2020: The Year Students Were Heard | Blog
2020 has been a year like no other. Despite the pandemic, we’re closing out the year with significant wins for defrauded student borrowers and optimism for our clients under a new Biden-Harris administration. Here’s a recap of our progress over the last year, as we look forward to 2021. Student borrowers spoke out and…
Read More“A new day for student borrowers”: Statement on Biden-Harris Reported Nomination of Miguel Cardona For Secretary of Education | Press Release
Today, it has been announced that President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris would nominate Miguel Cardona to serve as the Secretary of Education.
Read More“We’re Not Taking This Lying Down” Jen’s Student Loan Truth | Blog
As a first generation Latina and the first in her family to go to college, Jennifer Lezan thought she was working toward a better future when she attended the Art Institute in Chicago in 2006. She never imagined that nearly 15 years later, she’d be fighting back against a massive student debt burden after attending the notorious predatory for-profit school.
Read MorePanel Event Shows One Thing is Clear: We Must Deliver on Debt Relief for Defrauded Borrowers | Blog
Last week, the Project on Predatory Student Lending participated in an event with the Student Borrower Protection Center and Demos dedicated to the findings of a new report, Delivering on Debt Relief: Proposals, Ideas, and Actions to Cancel Student Debt on Day One and Beyond.
Read MoreJudge Orders That Department of Education Cannot Resume Issuing Borrower Defense Denials Without Notifying Court and Borrowers | Press Release
A federal judge has ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the U.S Department of Education to notify the court two weeks before it denies any more borrower defense claims from student loan borrowers cheated by their school.
Read MoreOptimism and Hope: “Fail State” Forum and Panel Look Ahead | Blog
Last month, the Project partnered with several organizations to stream a free, on-demand screening of Fail State — a documentary film dedicated to exposing the for-profit college industry’s devastating impact on students.
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