Study Abroad Shenanigans

Zach Marks — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:35:56 EDT

First we heard about corruption in financial aid offices where university administrators compromised the interests of students by taking bribes from lenders. Now we learn about similar shenanigans in study abroad offices. An article in yesterday’s NY Times, which quickly shot to the top of the “most e-mailed articles” list, highlighted a number of potential conflicts of interest in the relationships between university officials and third-party study abroad providers, including “free and subsidized travel overseas for officials, back-office services to defray operating expenses, stipends to market the programs to students, unpaid membership on advisory councils and boards, and even cash bonuses and commissions on student-paid fees.”

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Study Abroad Shenanigans