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Update | Argosy University Stipends
In January of this year, Dream Center Education Holdings—the parent company of Argosy and several other schools—entered into a federal receivership. A receivership occurs when a court appoints someone outside a company to control the company, because the company is in serious financial trouble.
Corinthian Executives Get Slap On the Wrist With SEC Fines | Press Release
The SEC has filed and settled claims against former executives of Corinthian Colleges. Meanwhile, nearly four years after Corinthian Colleges shut down, thousands of former students continue to struggle with massive sums of fraudulent debts from the college.
My Student Loan Truth: Rick’s WyoTech Story | Blog
This month we interviewed Rick Dobashi, who attended Corinthian-owned WyoTech in San Jose, California from 2011-2013. Rick is part of our class action case Calvillo Manriquez v. DeVos, which represents students who were cheated by Corinthian Colleges (WyoTech, Heald, and Everest).
Department of Education Appeals Court Ruling in Attempt to Deny Debt Cancellation to Cheated Corinthian Students | Press Release
Thousands of former Corinthian students are eligible for debt cancellation. With its latest appeal, the Department of Education continues to resist doing the right thing.
What Really Happened at ITT: Jorge Villalba in His Own Words | Blog
This month we interviewed Jorge Villalba, a former ITT Tech student and named plaintiff in the Project’s ITT case. After being cheated by ITT and struggling with massive debt from the school for years, Jorge finally had his loans discharged.
What Happens to Students When Private Colleges Close in Arizona? | Arizona Central
Marta Villanueva enrolled in a culinary program at the Art Institute of Phoenix as a way to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety after leaving the Army. She used GI Bill benefits to pay for classes, which began in mid-2017. She dreamed of opening a business one day.
Harvard Law School Sues U.S. Department of Justice Over Document Access | Penn Record
A Harvard law project is suing the United States Department of Justice, citing alleged breach of duty. The Project on Predatory Student Lending of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School filed a complaint on Dec. 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the United States Department of Justice for alleged violation of the Freedom of Information Act.
Update | 2018: The Year For-Profit College Students Fought Back – And Won
In case after case this year, students represented by the Project on Predatory Student Lending have won hard-fought victories against for-profit colleges and the Department of Education.
Defeated In Court, Education Dept. To Cancel $150 Million Of Student Loan Debt | NPR
The U.S. Department of Education is sending emails to about 15,000 people across the country telling them: You've got money. These are former students — and some parents of students — who took out loans for colleges that shut down between Nov. 1, 2013, and Dec. 4, 2018. About half attended campuses run by Corinthian Colleges. They will get their money back or have their debt forgiven — an amount estimated at $150 million, all told — under a provision called Automatic Closed School Discharge.