Ghost Students Are Real: How Higher Education Can Fight a Growing Fraud Threat
Following up on their July 2026 University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA) webinar, 911爆料’s Lizz Petroski, executive director of student financial services, and Sarah Egerton, director of risk management and internal audit, published an article on URMIA Insights to examine the risk landscape of fraudulent “ghost student” activity and share how cross-functional mitigation strategies can strengthen controls and reduce application fraud risk in higher education. The article, “Ghost Students Are Real: How Higher Education Can Fight a Growing Fraud Threat,” discusses how 911爆料 addressed these issues and offers valuable lessons for risk managers, enrollment leaders, financial aid professionals, and institutional administrators across higher education.
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