How do you understand your own disillusionment?

I understand my own deep feelings of disillusionment and hopelessness when it comes to the student lending crisis and how the problem fits i...

Alan Nasser (Part III)

Part III of my conversation with Alan Nasser about capitalism, the Obama administration, U.S. democracy, student loan debt, and so forth.  I...

Conversations That Matter: Alan Nasser (Part II)

Since I've already made introductory remarks about my engaging conversation with Alan Nasser, I'd like to immediately launch into th...

Conversations That Matter: Alan Nasser (Part I)

Last week, after I wrapped up a long day of writing and researching for EduLender , I returned to my hotel room to do more work for them and...

Quick Post: First Piece Is Up On EduTrends

I just wanted to make a quick announcement that my first piece, "Student Debtors in Court: Cautionary Tales," is now up over at E...

Matt Leichter's Film Review: Default: The Student Loan Documentary

Matt Leichter runs a great blog called "The Law School Tuition Bubble."   On January 20th, he provided a solid review  about the f...

Alan Nasser, Chicago hotel hopping, and joining EduLender

I spoke to Alan Nasser a few days ago (awesome) after my third day at work (equally awesome), and some hotel hopping (decidedly not awesome...

Tuition Gift Registry: EduLender Fundraisers

When it comes to researching the topic of suicide and student loan debt, I find it difficult at times to keep a safe distance from the subje...

'Til death do us part, unless we're talking about your student loans

So many of my readers were outraged by a recent piece in the Consumerist about a dead woman and her student loan debt. The woman graduated ...

What It Means To Build: EduLender, SponsorChange.org, And The David & Goliath Project

One of my great grandfathers helped build the Golden Gate bridge. I recall as a child being told that there was a spot where his initials co...

Ask Sec. Duncan Why The Dept. of Education Isn't Doing More To Help

Sec. Duncan has agreed to answer questions on February 26th at the National Youth Summit in D.C. Please submit your questions to Sec. Duncan...

Must Read: Deanne Loonin's Recent Piece On The Growth Of Proprietary Loans

Deanne Loonin has written some superb pieces for Higher Ed Watch. She's done a particularly outstanding job on discussing the way in wh...

Quick Post: Are We Surprised By The WSJ's Report On The Worsening Of Student-Loan Default Rates?

By June 2012, outstanding student loan debt (federal and private) will hit a staggering $1 trillion . So with that in mind, does it comes as...

Gues Post: Third Tier Reality's Nando Educates Utah Legislator Carl Wimmer

Nando, the author of Third Tier Reality , is AEM's newest board member. Nando and I are working on a number of collaborative projects, a...

Poll: Would you be more likely to donate for a website or online advertising?

I recently had an outstanding and productive conversation with my Board Members. We obviously discussed a number of ways to raise funds for ...

Highlighting the Headlines: What Are The Mainstream Media Outlets Saying About Student Loan Debt?

Highlighting The Headlines is part of a new bi-monthly series at AEM that will allow readers to explore relevant links about student loan...

$1 Trillion!

Y our generous contributions help keep AEM, Inc. alive and well. It also allows us to expose the truth about the student lending crisis. Wit...

Sallie Mae, A Family Gal Who Cares

It's just too easy to pick on Ms. Mae and Mr. Nelnet! I can't help myself when it comes to blasting them. It's possible that I c...

You've got to be kidding me! Nelnet offering Financial Literacy?

Even though they are one of the reasons why we're in this student lending mess, Nelnet is now offering financial literacy . Whoopee! Why...

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Donations - of any kind - make it possible for All Education Matters, Inc. to continue fighting on behalf of the indentured educated class. ...

Quick Post: Pitchfork argues that Katy Perry's albums are now backed by student loan interest

Why? Citigroup has taken over EMI, and that's the claim over at Pitchfork.