More than 100 Howard University students Thursday occupied the school’s administration building, one day after the iconic school disclosed a financial aid scandal that prompted the firing of six employees. The demonstration transcended concerns about financial aid, said Howard senior Alexis McKenney, although she acknowledged the scandal gave organizers “the fuel that we needed.”“Students were enraged,” McKenney, 21, said. There are Howard students who struggle — students who have trouble with housing or scholarships, she said, and yet the university seems to keep having problems. Robinson said students were angry about the financial aid scandal. “Howard University students have a legendary history of exercising their civic rights,” Brown said.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2018 21:03 UTC