{"id":2627,"date":"2026-08-17T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:10:30","slug":"after-a-summer-of-uncertainty-and-panic-a-howard-freshman-moves-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2627","title":{"rendered":"After a Summer of Uncertainty and Panic, a Howard Freshman Moves In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Faith Ngwa woke up early to make the 90-minute drive from her home in Hagerstown, Maryland, to the campus of Howard University. She arrived promptly at 8 a.m. and was soon greeted by the one thing every student hopes to see on their college move-in day: a familiar face.Talking to an upperclassman she knew through a friend,conversation inevitably turned to the news of the summer.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2622\">Trump Orders the Pentagon to \u2018Substantially Reduce\u2019 Joint Exercises with South Korea<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy things worked out,\u201d the elder student said.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before move-in day, it was unclear if Ngwa would have a spot at The Mecca. She had long wanted to attend Howard, one of the nation\u2019s preeminent historically Black universities. In April, her phone flooded with congratulatory messages after she posted that she was going to be a Bison.<\/p><p>But that dream appeared to be dashed in late July, when Ngwa discovered she was one of 502 students who were <span><u>unenrolled from Howard<\/u><\/span> after failing to meet payment deadlines. Following a social media firestorm, about 200 of them \u2014 including Ngwa \u2014 were <span><u>reenrolled<\/u><\/span>. It was a whirlwind experience, lasting just a week, but it was still on her mind as she made her way to Howard\u2019s Northwest D.C. campus for a Friday morning move-in.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AP 26156030555794\" class=\"wp-image-2621\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/87a077dfcb70d7ca573eaa666531da14.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The \u2018Body Guy Caucus&#8217;: The Lives of the Men and Women Paid to Shadow Senators\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James.Talarico.with.supporter\" class=\"wp-image-2608\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284-768x577.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d8d95a5f5d821491b775aeee67bd7284.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      James Talarico\u2019s Campaign Is Refunding Over $1 Million in Excess Contributions\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AfD Lead Candidate Ulrich Siegmund on the Campaign Trail\" class=\"Image\" data-image-size=\"standardStory\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/b26cce6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7920x5280+55+0\/resize\/330x220!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F22%2Ff2%2Fcfd80b4e4283a5cf684bee95ea9e%2Fap26212444721177-copy.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/b26cce6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7920x5280+55+0\/resize\/330x220!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F22%2Ff2%2Fcfd80b4e4283a5cf684bee95ea9e%2Fap26212444721177-copy.jpg 1x,https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/35d7390\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7920x5280+55+0\/resize\/660x440!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F22%2Ff2%2Fcfd80b4e4283a5cf684bee95ea9e%2Fap26212444721177-copy.jpg 2x,https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/d4ff28a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7920x5280+55+0\/resize\/990x660!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F22%2Ff2%2Fcfd80b4e4283a5cf684bee95ea9e%2Fap26212444721177-copy.jpg 3x\" width=\"330\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Germany\u2019s Far-Right Is On the Rise. The Implications Are Global.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VA Clinic Florida\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/98bc0e1746ff5c14274843e9dfd23fe8-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/98bc0e1746ff5c14274843e9dfd23fe8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/98bc0e1746ff5c14274843e9dfd23fe8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/98bc0e1746ff5c14274843e9dfd23fe8.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The VA\u2019s Race to Shrink Its Backlog Is Leading to \u2018Egregious\u2019 Mistakes\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The scene was crowded but orderly. Upperclassmen went car to car, providing the freshman and their families with a cart or a helping hand. As Ngwa wrapped up her conversation with her friend, her family members, who drove down in another car, began assessing how they were going to unload. They had brought all of the dorm room staples: mini fridge, clothes, trash can, sheets, hangers, a large pink mirror. In her own car, Ngwa had snacks and toiletries.<\/p><div>\n<\/div><p>Her sister, Lois Ngam, stood in front of a cart brimming over with lamps, dorm accessories and a suitcase, shaking her head. She was still worried, thinking back to the moment her sister lost her place at Howard shortly after purchasing many of these supplies.<\/p><p>\u201cIt was just like, \u2018What is going on?\u2019\u201d Ngam recalled. \u201cIs this going to be an every-semester thing? Or is it just the first semester? It\u2019s just kind of uncertain.\u201d<\/p><p>The pink mirror was loaded into the cart last and Ngwa\u2019s family made their way toward the dorm. They passed other freshmen with their parents, siblings, cousins and friends \u2014 everyone scrambling around the campus, working hard to get these new Bison settled.<\/p>\n<p><span><i>Sign up for the NOTUS Metro newsletter for essential coverage of the D.C. region.<\/i><\/span><\/p><h2><b>Looking for Answers<\/b><\/h2><p>On July 22, news of Howard\u2019s mass unenrollment started to trickle into social media feeds. Some of the affected students made <span><u>video testimonials<\/u><\/span>, many saying they had been wronged by the school they had been planning to attend in less than a month.<\/p><p>Days later, <span><u>the university confirmed<\/u><\/span> that it had unenrolled 502 students, saying that even after \u201cmultiple communications and deadline extensions\u201d these students \u201chad not satisfied the University\u2019s enrollment requirements.\u201d At that point, the online discourse took off. Posts were made, debates were had, students were interviewed.<\/p><p>Ngwa <span><u>posted her own video<\/u><\/span> that week describing her situation. In early July, she had started receiving notices about registration holds placed on her account. Federal loans she\u2019d taken out remained pending on the school\u2019s financial aid portal, and she wasn\u2019t sure why.<\/p><p>She called the school\u2019s financial aid office and received a surprisingly casual response.<\/p><p>\u201c[The person who picked up is] just living her best life and says, \u2018Yep, you\u2019re good. You don\u2019t have to worry about it,\u2019\u201d she said in her video. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t make sense because on my [portal], it\u2019s still saying past due.\u201d<\/p><div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Ngwa got the email saying she was no longer a member of the class of 2030, she was devastated. Coming from a Cameroonian-American family, she viewed the university as a \u201conce in a lifetime opportunity\u201d and had already started planning out the next four years. She wanted to major in communications. She wanted to take part in the school\u2019s famous homecoming celebrations. She wanted to study abroad in Brazil. She wanted the full Howard experience.<\/p><p>So she went looking for answers.<\/p><p>\u201cThe amount of emails I sent, let\u2019s just say I wasn\u2019t really nice,\u201d Ngwa recalled. \u201cI was typing out of emotion.\u201d<\/p><p>She emailed the school\u2019s bursar. She emailed the financial aid office. She panicked. She considered driving down to D.C. to try and get some answers in person, but her family encouraged her to remain calm. Things will work out, they said<\/p><p>Days later, Ngwa\u2019s online account updated and she was officially reenrolled.<\/p><p>In a statement issued July 30, interim President Wayne A. I. Frederick wrote that each of the 502 student accounts affected had been reexamined. <span><u>The Washington Post<\/u><\/span> later reported that roughly 200 of those 502 students were reinstated.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2615\">Germany\u2019s Far-Right Is On the Rise. The Implications Are Global.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When contacted by NOTUS, a Howard spokesperson said the school does not comment on individual student accounts but pointed to Frederick\u2019s statement.<\/p><h2><b>\u2018Truth and Service\u2019 <\/b><\/h2><p>On a warm Sunday evening two days after move-in, Howard\u2019s incoming freshmen filtered into the university\u2019s football stadium to take the final symbolic step toward becoming Bison: the pinning ceremony. It\u2019s a tradition that has grown in scale over the years, where members of the new class get a small pin featuring Howard\u2019s insignia and motto: \u201cVeritas et Utilitas.\u201d Truth and service.<\/p><p>The sun began to set as the freshmen, donned in white, filled the bleachers on one side of the stadium field. Thousands of parents, siblings and other family members packed bleachers on the opposite side and the field.<\/p><p>Ngwa had spent the weekend getting acclimated to her new living space. She and her roommate, Meonna Acree, had become fast friends. Acree had also been unenrolled and reenrolled last month. They walked around together, wearing dresses they had bought specifically for the pinning ceremony. Ngwa walked gingerly. She had injured her leg at some point over the weekend, but decided to wear heels anyway.<\/p><p>\u201cBeauty is pain,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>As the ceremony began, student leaders riled up the freshmen, encouraging them to yell in response to their dorms being called out \u2014 Annex, College Hall North, the Quad. A small section of freshmen screamed in excitement as the musician Usher walked past; he was there to see his son join the class of 2030.<\/p>\n<p>One parent in the crowd, who asked to remain anonymous in order to candidly discuss Howard\u2019s enrollment process, said she had mixed emotions being at the pinning ceremony. Her daughter had narrowly avoided disenrollment over the summer after a miscommunication about payments.<\/p><p>\u201cMy child turned down quite a few other schools because she wanted to be here,\u201d she said. \u201cSome of these kids, [financial aid] is their only way in. [Howard] needs to be more transparent with everything.\u201d<\/p><p>As celebratory music began playing, she looked out over the crowd of proud parents in Howard gear.<\/p><div>\n<\/div><p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to be here. But I\u2019m a little upset thinking to myself, \u2018There are parents that should have been here who are not here.\u2019 I\u2019m fortunate enough to be here but I could\u2019ve been one of those parents. I know that [unenrollment] would\u2019ve devastated my child because she wouldn\u2019t have come back the next year. I would not have allowed her to.\u201d<\/p><p>Students, alumni and administrative leaders spoke one after the other. They talked about tradition and growth. They joked about the school\u2019s rivalry with Hampton University. They used words like \u201clegacy\u201d and \u201cbecoming.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cRemember, Howard chose <i>you<\/i>,\u201d one speaker said.<\/p>\n<p>But there was no acknowledgement of the experience 200 of the freshmen had gone through. Nor was there a mention of the 300 students who were missing from the ceremony.<\/p><p>\u201cEverybody has no choice but to move on, despite what has happened,\u201d Ngwa said later. \u201cBut it\u2019s like at some point, the administration has to mention it and learn from it in order for this to not happen again.\u201d<\/p><div>\n<\/div><p>She was already looking forward to the week following the pinning ceremony. \u201cBison Week\u201d is filled with activities: A D.C. night tour where students would bring boomboxes to dance in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Information sessions on study abroad. A \u201cTaste of Howard\u201d event in the yard, where members of the Greek organizations would stroll and step, introducing the students to the true HBCU experience.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d she said. \u201cI do want to run for a lot of things, join a lot of organizations because hey, if Howard has already stressed me out this much, I might as well take full advantage.\u201d<\/p><p>At the end of Sunday night, when relatives were encouraged to find their Bison and help them affix the pin to their lapel or dress, Ngwa\u2019s family got caught up in the crowd. She believes they \u201cweren\u2019t really understanding the assignment\u201d and were trying to get a photo of Usher.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2609\">The \u2018Body Guy Caucus\u2019: The Lives of the Men and Women Paid to Shadow Senators<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cSo I had to pin myself,\u201d she said. \u201cBut that\u2019s okay. 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