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January 22, 2008

Brown's study-abroad program under scrutiny

PROVIDENCE -- New York's attorney general is scrutinizing study abroad programs at Brown University and 14 other schools to ensure students aren't being cheated.

Prosecutors want to know if perks are improperly motivating school officials to select some study abroad providers over others and costing students money.

An official with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office says he wants to create a code of conduct to prevent conflicts of interest. His office has requested documents from more than a dozen schools.

Not every school is suspected of wrongdoing. Some schools received document requests because of their relationships with study abroad providers. But other inquiries could be an attempt to survey schools with study abroad programs.

A spokeswoman for Brown University did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

-- The Associated Press

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