Howard University President Wayne Frederick confirmed Wednesday that financial aid officials had misappropriated funds earmarked for low-income students for nearly a decade. Six university employees have been fired, Frederick said. He did not reveal how much financial aid had been misappropriated. According to the post, a different student employee at the financial aid office allegedly received more than $400,000 in financial aid awards over four years. The Medium post gave the name of a former financial aid office student-employee as Tyrone Hankerson Jr., and said he received need-based tuition aid and a special scholarship.

Source: Huffington Post March 28, 2018 22:43 UTC