Student Borrower Protection Center’s (SBPC) fellowship program leverages the insight and expertise of established professionals, including attorneys, advocates, and researchers, to drive policy change across the student loan system. Jump to a list of our fellows.
If you are an advocate, researcher, or attorney who cares about student loan borrowers struggling under the weight of unprecedented levels of debt, we want you to join us in this fight.
Our fellows collaborate with SBPC experts on a wide range of policy, advocacy, and litigation strategy initiatives. Fellows develop innovative, original research and analysis to expose risks to those with student loan debt, advance efforts to protect borrowers, and change the debate around student debt in America. Fellows may serve as full-time members of our team in Washington, D.C. or propose a specific, time-limited research project to be completed remotely, on a part-time basis.
The SBPC fellowship program seeks to:
- Unlock expertise on complex policy issues. Experts practicing student loan law or advocating for student loan borrowers are often on the frontlines, working directly with individual borrowers. Our fellowship program provides these professionals with the support necessary to expand the reach of their work and to leverage their valuable perspectives to craft student loan policy.
- Bring new perspectives to solving the student debt problem. Experts in consumer law, public policy, sociology, and economics have led successful consumer protection reform efforts at the federal and state levels. A decade ago, these experts led the charge to build new protections for homeowners and halt abuses in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. Their work led policymakers to rein in the credit card industry and halt bad practices by the biggest banks. Our fellowship program brings fresh thinking to the national conversation around student debt. We want to broaden the debate by including experts with outside experience and new ideas to solve one of the nation’s toughest problems.
To learn more about becoming a fellow, email us at fellows@protectborrowers.org.
Current SBPC Fellows
Stacey Borden
Jacob DuMez
Tariq Habash
Jonathan Harris
Mark Huelsman
Ben Kaufman
David Nahmias
Ed Smith
Satra Taylor
Claire Torchiana
Past SBPC Fellows
Aryn Bussey
Jane Fox
Martha Fulford
Rachel Goodman
Deepak Gupta
Clare Johnson Raba
Deanne Loonin
Suzanne Martindale
Rebecca Maurer
Julie Morgan
Joanna Pearl
Tara Ramchandani
Benjamin Roesch
Josh Rovenger
Mike Saunders
Brian Shearer
Sabita Soneji
Diane Thompson