howard university
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Faculty Leaders Call on Howard University President, Top Administrators to Resign
Howard University’s faculty leaders have joined the chorus of calls for beleaguered President Wayne A.I. Frederick to resign. A letter sent out on April 20 singles out Frederick, HU’s board chairman and two administrators, asking for their resignations following a financial aid scandal and other controversies at the university. The letter, recently publicized by the…
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Singer Roberta Flack Rushed to Hospital From Apollo, Later Released
As we continue to rapidly lose icons in the black music world, we’re thankful that all is well with legendary chanteuse Roberta Flack, who was rushed to a New York hospital during a Friday-night performance at the Apollo Theater. TMZ, which broke the story Friday night, reports that Flack was performing at a charity concert…
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Report Details How Employees Scammed Howard University for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
A preliminary investigation detailing a recent financial scandal at Howard University was released on Monday and reveals that the malfeasance was more widespread than previously thought. Depending on one’s perspective, the report shows an egregious con job in which hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen from deserving students for years, or a responsive Howard…
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Howard Students End Protest, Win Concessions From University
After nine days of occupying the campus Administration Building (renamed the Kwame Ture Student Center during the protest), Howard University students have ended their #HUSitIn, having reached a consensus with the trustees and university president. On Friday the board of trustees released a statement of commitments addressing student concerns, many of which were first outlined…
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Tyrone Hankerson Jr., Student Caught Up in Howard University Financial Scandal, Expected to Sue School for $10 Million
Well, well, well. If you think that Howard University student Tyrone Hankerson Jr. was (allegedly) making bank before, he’s about to cash in even more if he wins the lawsuit he intends to file against the school for leaking his financial records. According to WAMU-TV, Hankerson, whose name has been dragged through the mud and…
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Scholly Is Helping Howard University Students With Financial Aid Issues Get Their Money Right
While many of the stories about HBCU students being pulled out of line during graduation exercises for various reasons (usually financial or not having completed necessary coursework) skew hyperbolic, there is some truth to the narrative. At my own graduation from Morehouse College in 2001, I absolutely did see somebody pulled from our baccalaureate procession,…
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Black-ish Explores the Decision Between Attending an HBCU or a PWI That So Many of Us Had to Make
ALL THE SPOILERS ARE HERE. THIS IS YOUR SPOILER ALERT. Last night’s episode of Black-ish hit home. Junior’s waiting on college acceptance letters, and he gets two at the same time: an acceptance and full ride to Howard University (father Dre’s alma mater) and an acceptance—but not as much money—to Stanford University. For Dre, the…
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Howard University Student in Financial Scandal: Life Ain’t Been No Crystal Stair
Life hasn’t been easy for Howard University student Tyrone Hankerson Jr. since an anonymous Medium post published last week accused him of embezzling some $429,000. According to CBS News, since then, “life has turned completely upside down” for Hankerson, even as Howard University students continue to protest over the alleged financial mismanagement. Six employees were…
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Why Howard University (and What’s Happening There Right Now) Matters So Much
A few weeks back, I attended a talk at Howard University in which my fiancee was guest-teaching a class on public relations and integrated marketing. Before I got to the class, I went to the bookstore and bought a Howard University crewneck sweater. I’m a huge advocate for and supporter of HBCUs—I make a monthly…
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#HUSitIn: Howard Students Occupying Administrative Building Say It’s Not Just About Money
Spurred to action by the recent allegations of the misappropriation of nearly $1 million in financial aid funds, hundreds of Howard University students have occupied the school’s administrative building for a fourth straight day. With unofficial student campus group HU Resist leading the charge, the students have presented the administration with a list of demands,…