That was a stark contrast to events roiling the country’s most prestigious historically black university — long the nation’s center of black scholarship. Yet concerns about Howard persist — in large part because of its status as “the Mecca” for black students. He enrolled at Howard University when he was 16. (In 2011, five Howard students sued the school, alleging it failed to appropriately respond to reports that a school employee had committed sexual assault and harassment. A footnote says: “Howard University did not report their endowment, but has been ranked number one since our list began.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2018 19:18 UTC