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...investigation into Harvard and the other universities centers on questions about the relationships between the program providers and the universities, and the manner in which students are billed for study abroad programs...
...remains unclear how seriously Harvard’s study abroad program will be affected by the probe, according to James E. Tierney, a former Maine Attorney General who is now the director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School, because it appears as though the investigation is still in the fact-gathering stage...
Recent months have seen increased scrutiny regarding the financial practices of study abroad programs...
...last month by the D.C.-based NAFSA: Association of International Educators said that there existed “potentially questionable financial arrangements between institutions and program providers and questionable credit-transfer policies,” and brought to light issues regarding “the challenge of integrating study abroad into all aspects of an institution, and the unique risk-management and quality-control issues inherent in study abroad...
...institutions of higher education should have general conflict-of-interest policies, which typically include prohibiting arrangements that result in personal benefit,” the report stated. “Contracts with study abroad programs should be sufficiently clear regarding the details of expected services and payments, and any other additional arrangements between the provider and the university...