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Study-abroad Program Marked by Student’s Death Suspended by University of Iowa : DaiIy Iowan Reader, October 4
Also inside: Iowa local brewing scene grows, UIHC tests new breast cancer technology, Hawkeye defense still not calling the blitz.
UI suspends study-abroad program marked by student’s death
Starting this winter, University of Iowa students will no longer be granted any credits for courses completed at the National Outdoor Leadership School, based in Wyoming.
In August, the UI Office of Study Abroad decided to closely investigate the courses offered by the school, almost a year after UI student Tom Plotkin lost his life during a school course in India. The UI will not grant credits for courses completed at the school during its yearlong evaluation of the program.
Officials at the UI will then evaluate all other third-party programs. Third-party programs provide study-abroad experience, while working with a university that handles granting credit for students who complete the program being offered.
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