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January 29, 2008

When Study Abroad Goes Bad

The University of Washington is paying 17 students $2,500 each because a study-abroad trip to Ghana last summer didn't go as expected. Students say that's putting it mildly -- that they were isolated from the coordinating faculty member, given little food and didn't get proper care when they were sick. Students say the amount they've been promised won't cover their tuition and travel expenses, estimated by one student to be a few thousand more. Read more at:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/348661_uwghana25.html

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