US college admission fraud mastermind faces 6 years in prison
The long running US college admission fraud scandal is finally drawing to a close, and the man behind it all - William 'Rick' Singer - will soon face his day
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New AIRC standards cover education agents
In a statement on 9 November 2022, the Executive Director of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC), Brian Whalen, officially launched the International Enrollment Management (IEM) Standards for Higher Education
UniApplyNow: another aggregator enters the fray
In a Linkedin post on 13 July 2022, Jenny Nieveen, the president and CEO of OHLA Schools in the US, announced the launch of "new AI University Admission Platform" UniApplyNow.
US Embassy in New Delhi alleges fraud by 7 education agents
Media outlets in India are reporting that the Delhi Police have arrested as many as 20 people on suspicion of migration fraud. The arrests are reportedly based on complaints from
US recovers $450k from convicted education agent
In late December 2021 the United States Attorney’s Office announced that $454,945 recovered from the forfeited assets of Keenam “Kason” Parkto would be distributed to his victims.
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Is the US ruling out education agents (again)?
Back in 2013 the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) in the US changed the approach and language in its Statement of Principles of Good Practice to remove what
US: Criminal education agent brings down TV star
In March 2019 a US college admissions scandal was making headlines around the world, mainly because several television and movie stars were implicated.
The mastermind of the scheme - which basically
NAFSA report: can education agents reverse US fortunes?
Back in May NAFSA released a short report titled Losing Talent: An Economic and Foreign Policy Risk America Can't Ignore. It focuses on the decline in international student enrollment in
US Consulate Chennai warning on education agents
The US Consulate Chennai has tweeted a warning about "[education] agents who illegally promise US visas for a fee."
https://twitter.com/USAndChennai/status/1136887658427375621
In 2018 the US Department of State officially endorsed the use of
US arrests 8 international student recruiters in sting operation
US Federal authorities created a fake university - the University of Farmington - to investigate visa fraud and catch those involved.
Earlier this week they swooped and arrested over 100 University of Farmington
American International Recruitment Council continues to grow
The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) recently announced three new educational institution members on Twitter: Wilson College, California State University, Stanislaus, and Troy University.
A big #NewMemberMonday welcome to @WilsonCollegePA !
— AIRC (@A_I_R_C)