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Predatory Lending and Consumer Protection Clinic
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STUDENT LOAN TRUTH: FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES AREN’T JUST OUT TO SCAM STUDENTS. THEY’RE SCAMMING THEIR PARENTS, TOO. | BLOG
June 29, 2021
via Project on Predatory Student Lending blog It’s no surprise that being ripped off by a for-profit college impacts more than just the student…
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via Project on Predatory Student Lending Blog A message from Project co-founders Toby Merrill and Eileen Connor When we started the Project on Predatory…
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via Project on Predatory Student Lending blog This month we interviewed Eynelys Garcia, who attended DeVry University in Palmdale, California from 2012-2014. DeVry misled…
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via New York Times by Ann Carrns Till Lauer Students at some for-profit career schools could find themselves paying hefty interest charges when using…
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by Shelley Murphy via Boston Globe In a statement, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (pictured last September) said the ruling will result in millions…
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by Jenifer B. McKim via Boston Globe Magazine Advocates say the Massachusetts parole system suffers from a “trail ’em, nail ’em, and jail ’em”…
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By Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner via The New York Times Tyler Hutchinson, standing, dropped out of American Public University after one semester because, he said, the…
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via Harvard Law Today by Grace Yuh Sejal Singh ’20 is the 2020 recipient of the David Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award. She was…
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via LSC blog The attorneys and student advocates at the Legal Services Center continue to work tirelessly for our clients as they face unprecedented…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
March 11, 2020
For International Women’s Day, Harvard Law School honored a host of women nominated by members of the HLS community. Poster stands on the first floor…
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The Latest Reports on Betsy DeVos Scamming For-Profit College Students
September 26, 2019
Via The Project on Predatory Student Lending TT and Corinthian Borrowers Continue to Fight for Relief as the Department of Education Skirts the Law…
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DeVos tightens rules for forgiving student loans
September 3, 2019
Via Politico By: Michael Stratford Source: Zach Gibson/Getty Images Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday finalized rules that make it more difficult for federal…
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Elizabeth Warren Took On Obama Over Student Debt Forgiveness. How She Won Is Central To Her 2020 Campaign
August 21, 2019
Via Buzzfeed News By: Molly Hensley-Clancy In 2015, when she found herself on Air Force One with then-president Barack Obama, Sen. Elizabeth Warren seized…
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DeVos sued by students seeking college loan relief
August 12, 2019
Via Detroit Free Press By: Andrea Perez Balderrama Source: Zach Gibson, Getty Images Former students of predatory, for-profit colleges are suing Education…
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96% of Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges Report Their Lives Are Worse Now Than Before They Went to School
August 6, 2019
Via the Project on Predatory Student Lending Nearly 900 Former For-Profit College Students Submitted Testimony Explaining the Harsh Impact of Federal Student Loan Debt…
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Student-loan borrowers demand justice from Betsy DeVos — ‘I don’t feel like I should pay for an education I never received’
July 26, 2019
Via MarketWatch By: Jillian Berman After years working in “dead-end” jobs, Morgan Marler decided to pursue a degree that would help her start a…
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Via Legal Reader By: Ryan Farrick The lawsuit accuses DeVos and her Department of Education of intentionally and illegally ignoring tens of thousands of…
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Via Longview News Journal By: Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Courts have sided repeatedly with student loan borrowers demanding that the U.S. Education Department process their applications…