FEMA Lets Students Keep Hurricane Aid

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rescinded a much-criticized policy under which it was seeking the return of aid that it had disbursed to some college students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including hundreds of students at Dillard University.

In a news release and FAQ issued last month, the agency said students who resided in college dormitories at the time of the 2005 storms were eligible for aid "if they can demonstrate that they were housed in

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