Nearly 200 Ghanaian students came to Memphis for an education. But a $3.6M bill could force them to leave.
University of Memphis officials confirmed in a statement released this week that those students from Ghana could be dismissed because of the nonpayment. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Ben Agyemang is 19 years old, and before he arrived in Memphis in January 2024 to go to college, he had never left his home country of Ghana.
That trip to Memphis, at once terrifying and exhilarating, offered a chance at a new life, one with a planned degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Memphis.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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