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Students Need Protection from Subprime Private Loans
Project on Student Debt - February 5, 2008Statement of Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, about the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act , and the call for an amendment in the bill that would allow...
Analysis Puts Yale, Harvard, Other Financial Aid Pledges in Perspective
Project on Student Debt - January 14, 2008Statement of Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, about Yale University's announcement of a new financial aid policy, and the Project's new comparison and analysis of...
Student Debt Expert Praises Harvard’s Financial Aid Pledge; Urges Other Schools to Reduce Student Debt
Project on Student Debt - December 10, 2007Statement of Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, about Harvard University's announcement of a new policy to eliminate student loans from its financial aid packages...
California Community Colleges’ Financial Aid Practices Vary Widely, Create Disparities in Students’ Access to Aid
The Institute for College Access & Success - December 6, 2007California’s community college system offers a chance at equal opportunity for legions of low-income and first-generation students, but our new report finds that not all of the state’s community...
Help for Struggling Student Loan Borrowers
Project on Student Debt - November 20, 2007The National Consumer Law Center and the Project on Student Debt announce an important new resource for student borrowers. Student Loan Borrower Assistance (www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org)...
Statement from Robert Shireman on the College Board's Trends in Student Aid 2007
Project on Student Debt - October 22, 2007A press statement from the Executive Director of the Project on Student Debt.
New Study Finds Student Loan Debt Increased More Than Starting Salaries in 2006
The Project on Student Debt - September 25, 2007A new report, Student Debt and the Class of 2006, indicates that the average student loan debt for graduating seniors climbed by eight percent in one year, while starting salaries rose by only four...
Fair Payments for Past, Present, and Future Student Borrowers
Project on Student Debt - September 6, 2007Negotiators from both houses of Congress have announced a final version of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, H.R. 2669. By reducing excessive lender subsidies, the bill frees up billions...
Expert Praises Committee Action to Improve Consumer Protections for Private Student Loans, Urges Additional Provisions
Project on Student Debt - August 1, 2007Shireman comments on the Senate Banking Committee's passage of a bill that would improve disclosures and reduce confusion about private student loans. While this bill is a step in the right...
National Expert on Student Debt Applauds Senate Passage of Higher Education Access Act
Project on Student Debt - July 20, 2007Shireman comments on passage of the Higher Education Access Act of 2007, a major windfall for students and families who use federal financial aid to pay for college.
