Discuss Fraud Detection and Prevention with Your Colleagues

By Becky Tankersley, Director of Communications, Enrollment Marketing and Communications at Georgia Tech,  and Community & Content Facilitator, AACRAO

Fraudulent student applications and transcripts are rising, and institutions of all shapes and sizes are looking for ways to combat the problem. Our March AACRAO Collective Gathering features a collaborative conversation about how institutions evaluate systems and strategies for fraud detection and prevention. This is an open discussion for AACRAO members to share what processes and measures they use to protect against fraudulent students and crowdsource ideas for best practices moving forward.

Register for the AACRAO Collective Webinar Discussion on March 27

Advanced registration is required to receive a Zoom link to attend. 

• Date: March 27, 2025

• Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

• Register Today

What is the AACRAO Collective?

Open to all AACRAO members, this regularly held virtual meeting is an opportunity to connect, exchange, and commune. A member moderator will help foster an open space for AACRAO members to discuss whatever is on their minds regarding that month's discussion topic.

View Resources on Fraud Detection and Prevention:

• Texas Senate Passes SB 2 to Create Education Savings Accounts, KVUE ABC (2/5/2025)

• Financial Aid Fraud is Growing at California’s Community Colleges, EdSource (11/24/2024)

• What Are Ghost Students, and How Do They Operate?, EdTech (10/29/2024)

• Colleges See Alarming Rates of Fake Applications: So They’re Turning to AI, The Chronicle of Higher Education (10/24/2024)

• South Bay Community Colleges Flag More Than a Third of Applications Over Possible Fraud, NBC Bay Area (06/27/2024)

• Gaming the Student Visa System, Inside HigherEd (01/12/2024)

• How Higher Education Became The Target Of Bots, Fake Accounts And Online Fraud, Forbes (01/20/2023)