FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202.734.6510 [WASHINGTON]–Tonight, news reports suggest that the Department of Education is considering only partial federal loan forgiveness for students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges. Young Invincibles released the following...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 [Washington]– Last night, President Trump released the White House Immigration Principles and Policies, a “wishlist” of hardline immigration proposals including funding for a border wall. The President further...
The FAFSA is a vitally important tool, but stories from students show that filing it out is not as simple as it could be. Read more from current college students: Kelsey Rodriguez, Mott Community College, Class of 2020; Public Relations...
The Department of Education will soon begin a process to rewrite and weaken two important rules – the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule and the Gainful Employment Rule. These rules exist to protect students from ineffective, expensive career education programs...
For Millennials, college is one of the clearest paths to long term financial security. At the same time, pursuing a degree can be a source of financial anxiety for many students and result in thousands of dollars of student debt. ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 [Washington]- Following today’s Senate Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-H Appropriations bill, Reid Setzer, Government Affairs Director of Young Invincibles, issued the following statement: “We are...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2017 Contact: Sarah Schultz, sarah.schultz@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 [Washington]- Today, the Trump administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA allows young immigrants brought into the United States as...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 [Washington] – Today, Sec. DeVos’ Department of Education continued its relentless assault on accountability measures for college programs that leave their graduates with limited earning potential and high student debt. Despite...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 17, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 Statement from YI Executive Director Jen Mishory: “Like so many Americans, we at Young Invincibles were heartbroken and outraged this weekend by the displays of bigotry and hate...
Every member of the YI family was heartbroken by the hateful demonstrations in Charlottesville, VA, this weekend. Below, Allie Aguilera, YI’s Press Secretary and a 2011 Graduate of the University of Virginia, shares a personal note on the events as...