Published: 05/23/2006

Guide to Bogus Institutions and Documents

This addition to the AACRAO library of international publications will give you the information and tools needed to face and fight the complex battle against the problem of bogus universities and degree fraud. This book will inform you about the issues, help you to learn techniques to detect bogus institutions and documents, offer guidelines in handling cases of fraud, help you to prevent your institution or organization from becoming a victim of fraud, and give you confidence in discussing all of these issues with colleagues and superiors.

Contributing authors include AACRAO's International Education Services staff: Ann M. Koenig, Jessica Montgomery, and LesLee Stedman. Other contributing authors include:

Eva-Angela Adan, specialist in international admissions and foreign credential evaluation.
John Bear, authority and expert witness on non-traditional education and diploma mill fraud.
Allen Ezell, retired FBI agent who conducted the FBI's "Operation DIPSCAM (Diploma Scam)" in the 1980s.
Alan Contreras, Administrator of the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization.
Edward Devlin, Monterey Peninsula College international programs director (retired) and former AACRAO Director of Special Projects.
Jane Yahr Shepard, International Admission Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Item #4008
Price: $55 nonmember/$40 member

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