January 18, 2008

Violence in Kenya Affects Universities and Study-Abroad Programs

By KARIN FISCHER and WACHIRA KIGOTHO

Politically driven violence across Kenya, which has claimed more than 500 lives, has forced the country's universities to shutter their campuses and caused some American colleges to cancel or delay their study-abroad programs there.

Universities in Kenya have postponed their January opening dates for fear that students and academic staff could be caught up in the turmoil that grew out of last month's presidential elections.

"Students are likely to be stranded before reaching

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