Howard Re-enrolls 200+ of 502 Students as Backlash Over Tuition Deadline Grows
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jul 30
Howard Re-enrolls 200+ of 502 Students as Backlash Over Tuition Deadline Grows
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jul 30
Summary
More than 200 incoming Howard students have been reinstated after the university reviewed all 502 disenrollments tied to missed tuition and financial-aid deadlines.
Wayne A.I. Frederick said Howard readmitted students who later provided scholarship documentation or made late payments, while defending the policy as a way to prevent students from starting school and leaving with debt.
Howard rejected overenrollment as a factor, with Frederick saying previously unenrolled students had housing assignments and that the issue was not bed capacity.
Students still challenged the university's communication, saying deadline notices were unclear or arrived too late; one family said Howard later told them there was no room for their son this fall.
For students not restored this year, Howard said it would reserve space in next year's class and offer transfer or deferral options, though details have not been released.