The University of Florida is easing some restrictions on student and faculty trips to Haiti.
University officials had limited undergraduate trips to Haiti after an earthquake and a subsequent cholera outbreak rattled the Caribbean country. Faculty and graduate students could travel to Haiti with the university's approval.
A new Haiti travel policy was announced Friday. International Center Dean David Sammons said conditions had improved enough in Haiti for faculty, staff and graduate students to go there without needing his approval beforehand.
Sammons said undergraduate students in university-sanctioned groups may travel to Haiti for academic reasons, but under very limited circumstances and only with his approval.
Sammons said there's a "compelling interest for UF to be more prominently present in Haiti for educational, research and outreach activities."
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