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‘This isn’t a real school’: Online university UMass Global could be a financial liability for the state | The Boston Globe
“I think that there is something that doesn’t feel right about labeling something ‘UMass’ that is not, as far as I can tell, accountable in any way to the people of Massachusetts,” says Eileen Connor, president and executive director of the Boston-based Project on Predatory Student Lending.
CAC in Action: Standing Up for Higher Ed Reform at the Department of Education Hearing
Members of PPSL’s Community Action Council, which launched earlier this spring, are already stepping into action—and up to the microphone.
Campus Files Podcast Spotlights For-Profit Colleges and Borrower Stories
This spring, the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL) joined forces with Audacy Podcasts to spotlight the real stories behind for-profit colleges on the hit show Campus Files.
Cyber School by College Uncovered | GBH News & The Hechinger Report
Online higher education has come a long way since its predecessor, the correspondence school. The universal shift to remote learning during the pandemic only accelerated that momentum. It has also allowed more comprehensive research into whether online teaching works as well as the in-person kind.
Graduate saddled with $138K debt for 'worthless' degree sues loan servicer Navient for fraud | Chicago Sun-Times
“The servicer let some borrowers off the hook after a 2022 settlement — but not Amanda Luciano and others who faithfully made their loan payments.”
PPSL Launches New Community Action Council for Borrower Advocates
People who have impacted by predatory practices in higher education are encouraged to apply for a unique opportunity to help drive change and protect borrowers’ rights.
Calling for For-Profit College Accountability at NJ Senate Higher Education Hearing
At a New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee hearing recently, student loan borrowers testified alongside the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), calling for stronger oversight and transparency around proprietary institutions of higher education.
This 85-year-old mom co-signed her daughter’s student loan years ago. Now she fears the lender may take her house | CNBC
Many people who borrow private student loans are required to get a co-signer, a requirement that can spread the pain if repayment becomes a challenge.
There’s a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don’t Know About It. | New York Times
“A nonprofit group is publicizing the relief program that Navient, a large lender, created for students who attended for-profit schools that misled them.”