U. of Washington Refunds Tuition to Students on Ill-Fated Ghana Study Trip

The University of Washington has reimbursed $2,500 to each of 17 students who took part in a study-abroad program in Ghana last summer that ended early because of the medical evacuation of eight of its participants and other problems.

The events that disrupted the five-week program, "Sustainable Development and Modes of Empowerment in Northern Ghana," remain the subject of an internal review, University of Washington officials said.

In the for-credit program, 17

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