AIRC In The News

Student Recruiting: The Pitfalls of Moral Absolutism, Worldwise Blog, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 1, 2011

Friday, July 15, 2011

Mr. Ben Wildavsky writes in part, "I don’t mean to trivialize concerns about agents. But I stand by my view that a “mend it, don’t end it” approach makes sense. Intense admissions marketing and recruiting, with both the character of the student body and big dollars at stake, is a reality, whether or not paid agents are involved. It would be a mistake for NACAC to take an absolutist approach when more nuanced alternatives are available. For instance, there’s the voluntary code of conduct proposed by the American International Recruitment Council, a group of 100-plus U.S. institutions and 32 student recruitment agencies. Read the full article and post comments here.