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Howard University revoked admission of 502 incoming freshmen for unpaid tuition, then reinstated some after appeals, prompting other colleges to offer late admissions.
Howard University has begun reinstating some of the hundreds of students it permanently unenrolled for missing tuition deadlines, allowing them to move into dorms for the fall semester — though the reversal has left some students uncertain about whether their enrollment will hold.
Howard University disenrolled 502 first-time-in-college students after they missed a July 10 tuition payment deadline, prompting colleges and universities to step up with late admissions offers for students scrambling to find alternatives before the fall semester begins.
Howard University unenrolled 502 incoming first-year students this week, removing their spots for the fall semester that begins Aug. 17 at the prestigious, historically Black institution in Washington, D.C.