December 1, 2006

American Accreditors Shouldn't Evaluate Foreign Colleges

By ALAN CONTRERAS

The recent dispute between Hawaii's Office of Consumer Protection and the American Academy for Liberal Education, as well as the supporters of each side, raises questions worthy of attention. As The Chronicle reported ("Accreditation of College in Former Soviet Republic Raises Questions of Oversight," September 8), the AALE accredited the American University for Humanities, Tbilisi Campus College, in the Republic of Georgia. That entity is linked to a Hawaiian degree mill, the American

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