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AIRC Updates

From Taboo to Hot Topic01-Jun-2010

in Inside Higher Ed, June 1, 2010 In higher education, change rarely happens quickly. Not so wh..

American Colleges Look to Private Sector for Global Recruiting31-May-2010

in The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 30th, 2010 Mitch Leventhal, chair and president of th..

Global market hots up as US gets its act together27-May-2010

in Times Higher Education, by John Morgan, May 27, 2010 The growth of an organisation set up to..

Lynne Rosansky Joins AIRC Advisory Council26-May-2010

New York City, May 26, 2010 - Dr. Lynne Rosansky, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Provost at SI..

AIRC Certification Board Takes 18 Actions – Certified Agencies Now in 35 Countries25-May-2010

New York City, May 25, 2010 - The AIRC Certification Board met for the second time from May 10-12, i..

AACRAO Modifies Principles of Professional Ethics and Practice Relative to International Recruitment20-May-2010

I am pleased to report that AACRAO has amended its Statement Of Professional Ethics And Practice..

Two State Universities Systems Make AIRC Certification a Selection Criterion18-May-2010

Two State Universities Systems Make AIRC Certification a Selection Criterion New York City, May 18, ..

AIRC Institutional Membership Hits 10016-May-2010

New York City, May 17, 2010 - The American International Recruitment Council today announced having ..

AIRC welcomes Campus Philly06-May-2010

AiRC is pleased to welcome Campus Philly to Observer Status. The following is a letter to AIRC from..

WENR, "The Use of Recruiting Agents in the United States"07-Apr-2010

in World Education New & Reviews, March 2010 "Higher education in the United States has lon..

AACRAO Proposed Standards24-Mar-2010

The following is the text of a letter from Dr. Mitch Leventhal, AIRC President and Chairman, to Wand..

ICEF Bulletin, "US and Australia Usher in New Agent Guidelines"20-Mar-2010

US and Australia Usher in New Agent Guidelines The ICEF Bulletin, Issue #14, March 2010 "In mov..

SUNY Becomes Host to the AIRC Secretariat01-Feb-2010

SUNY Becomes Host to the American International Recruitment Council Secretariat (PDF version can be..

AACRAO, "The Changing World of International Recruitment"11-Dec-2009

by Zeeshan Aleem from AACRAO Transcript: http://www.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=..

Chronicle of Higher Education, "8 Agencies Are Certified to Recruit Students From Abroad"08-Dec-2009

By Karin Fischer Eight independent agencies that recruit college students from abroad have pass..

Inside Higher Education, "Sunshine for International Recruiting"08-Dec-2009

by Jack Stripling ...The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) approved standards t..

AIRC Certification Launches!06-Dec-2009

AIRC Announces Certification of Eight Agencies – Pipeline Full with Applicants Miami, F..

AIRC 1st Annual Conference - December 4-5, 200904-Dec-2009

30-November-2009 Over 70 representatives of U.S. institutional members, candidate, and applica..

NAFSA: International Educator, "Recruiting's Brave New World"30-Oct-2009

by Alan Dessoff International competition for students is heating up world-wide, U.S. colleges ..

Call For Third-Party Comment On Candidate Agencies For Certification Board Review16-Oct-2009

Call For Third-Party Comment On Candidate Agencies For Certification Board Review The American Inter..

The Chronicle of Higher Education, "State Department Issues Guidance on Student-Recruitment Agents"04-Sep-2009

By Karin Fischer The State Department has waded into the contentious issue of international stu..

Times Higher Education, "US is poised to stop worrying and embrace overseas agents"13-Aug-2009

By Phil Baty http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=40773..

AIRC Accepting Agency Applications02-Aug-2009

The AIRC Board hereby announces that applications for post-pilot agency certification are now being ..

Inside Higher Education, "Not-So-Secret Agents"10-Jun-2009

By Elizabeth Redden http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/10/agents American colleges..

AIRC Coverage in Chronicle of Higher Education27-May-2009

AIRC's meetings at NAFSA were closely observed by Chronicle reporter Karin Fischer. Read her story h..

AIRC Membership Approves Standards, Launches Pilot Agency Certification26-May-2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIRC Membership Approves Standards, Launches Pilot Agency Certificatio..

AIRC welcomed to INCI20-May-2009

Inter-Association Network on Campus Internationalization (http://www.campusinternationalization.org)..

AIRC Professional Development Manual Released14-May-2009

The Professional Development Committee has completed the first version of the AIRC Professional ..

Tennessee Board of Regents bans commission-based recruitment of international students05-May-2009

On March 26, 2009, the Tennessee Board of Regents (http://www.tbr.edu/) adopted Policy 2:08:30:00 ..

AIRC plans presented at NAGAP conference24-Apr-2009

Mitch Leventhal and Harald Kreiner (ICEF) presented at the annual conference of the National Associa..

AIRC members approve tax-exempt status change19-Apr-2009

On April 19, 2009, AIRC voting members unanimously voted in favor of modifying the AIRC Certific..

Agency-based recruiting workshop held at University of Tennessee-Knoxville06-Apr-2009

Representatives from twenty-three universities from as far apart as Colorado, Massachusetts, Illinoi..

"AIRC Changes the Game," in Journal of International Student Recruitment25-Mar-2009

AIRC president Mitch Leventhal presents an accessible overview of AIRC's objectives and aspirations:..

AIRC strategy presented at State Department conference19-Mar-2009

On March 19, 2009, Mitch Leventhal presented A Paradigm Shift in International Recruitment: The ..

Formation of AIRC explained at AIEA Conference25-Feb-2009

Mitch Leventhal, Ravi Lochan Singh (Global Reach, a pilot agency) and Joseph Tullbane (St. Norbe..

Australia Education International (AEI) references establishment of AIRC17-Sep-2008

Australia Education International (AEI) references AIRC in its ENEWSLETTER: EDITION 038/2008 (ht..