Howard University interim president Wayne A.I. Frederick said more than 200 of the over 500 first-year incoming students who were unenrolled for the fall semester have been readmitted to the Washington, D.C. school. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Frederick defended the way the historically Black university handled the initial unenrollment, saying many students and their families apparently misunderstood the communicated financial obligations they were expected to meet before the start of instruction in August.
"There were no issues as far as what we communicated," Frederick said, adding that the school had been clear since March about unpaid balances for tuition that were due by mid-July.
Students who were unenrolled for financial reasons had outstanding tuition balances after their financial aid and scholarships were applied, he said. Others were unenrolled for other reasons.