After Howard students protested campus living conditions for over a month, students and the university announced Monday that they reached an agreement. News4’s Justin Finch reports.
Howard University students reached an agreement with school administrators over housing concerns, accountability and more, students announced Monday.
The deal announced in a press conference on Black Star Network’s YouTube page follows a series of demonstrations that began Oct. 12.
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SIGN UP Students protested for 33 days, including by sleeping in tents outside, and negotiated with administrators for 20 days, they said.
Students protested a lack of housing and poor housing conditions.
“We’re paying $48,000 a year — $50,000 for some people — to be living with mold and being hospitalized. With rats and roaches. That’s not Howard,” sophomore Tia-Andrea Scott told News4 last month.
The students began the sit-in after growing frustrated with the university’s response to their demands. Their anger and numbers grew after administrators sent a letter threatening disciplinary action.
Howard administrators said in a tweet that they were “pleased” to reach an agreement with student protesters. School President Wayne Frederick was expected to release a comment.
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