Showing posts with label student loan debt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label student loan debt. Show all posts
Sunday, January 4, 2026

$8 Billion in Liberty University Debt: Engaging a Faith-Driven Constituency

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More than 290,000 Liberty University borrowers owe over $8 billion in federal student loans , yet most remain politically disengaged. Many a...

How Demographics Could Elevate the Political Stakes of Student Loan Debt in 2028 and Beyond

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Student loan debt has been a defining economic and political issue in the United States for over a decade. As of 2025, Americans owe nearly ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Pyrrhic Defeat and the Student Loan Portfolio: How a Managed Meltdown Enables Unauthorized Asset Sales

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In classical history, a Pyrrhic victory refers to a win so costly that it undermines the very cause it was meant to advance. Less discussed,...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Why People Under 35 Are Not Afraid of Democratic Socialism

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For Americans under 35, the term “democratic socialism” triggers neither fear nor Cold War reflexes. It represents something far simpler: a ...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

BORROWERS AGAINST APOLLO EVENT, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7TH, NEW YORK CITY (HELU, AAUP, AFT)

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[Editor's Note: Readers can sign up for the event at  BORROWERS AGAINST APOLLO .  Ensure that you click on "Switch account" t...
Friday, October 24, 2025

A HUGE legal win for MILLIONS of borrowers (Protect Borrowers)

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Borrowers just secured a MAJOR victory!   In   AFT v. U.S. Department of Education (ED) , the Trump Administration agreed to   protect borro...
Saturday, August 9, 2025

New York City Expands Student Loan Relief Program Amid Federal Overhaul

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On August 7, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams announced that a citywide student-loan assistance program—previously limited to civil servants—will now ...
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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Borrower Defense Story 1: I Did Everything Right. And I’m Still Paying for a Degree I Never Got (Chamberlain School of Nursing- Single Mom)

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In 2010, I was a mom-to-be with one child already at home and a marriage quietly unraveling. I knew I had to secure a future for my children...
Thursday, July 3, 2025

“The Payback”: Kashana Cauley’s Fictional Rebellion Echoes a Real-Life Debt Hero

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  Kashana Cauley’s second novel, The Payback (out July 15, 2025), might read like a brilliantly absurd heist movie—but its critique of debt...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Trump's Department of Education Continues to Drag Feet on Borrower Defense

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On June 26th, the US Department of Education was brought to the Ninth District Court (and Judge Alsup) to show how many the Borrower Defens...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

See the Sweet v McMahon Borrower Defense Case Tomorrow Live

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  The next episode of Sweet v. McMahon (formerly Sweet v. Cardona), "THE CLOCK IS TICKING," will premiere on Thursday, June 26, 20...
Sunday, June 22, 2025

Tracking the Elusive Truth: The Higher Education Inquirer Seeks Decades of Bankruptcy Loan Forgiveness Data

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In a modest but potentially revealing inquiry, the Higher Education Inquirer has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to th...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Latest Borrower Defense to Repayment Numbers (US Department of Education)

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The Higher Education Inquirer has received information today from the US Department of Education about Borrower Defense to Repayment claims....
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

A Growing Crisis: Student Loan Delinquency Surges After Pandemic Pause

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After a five-year pandemic-related pause in federal student loan repayment and a temporary grace period, the student debt crisis has returne...