With graduation coming, it's time for students to pay their final bills at Howard University. But with some unable to make pay, alumni may come to the rescue.
Howard President Wayne Frederick sent an email to alumni, asking them to help pay off 180 seniors' debts so they can graduate.
The 180 students' debt totaled around $380,000 and the University has received over $160,000 in the weeks following Frederick's email.
As to how students still owed money, Howard had a policy that allowed students to pay 25 percent of their tuition before the semester and make regular monthly payments during the semester. The University usually does not allow students to carry a debt of more than $5,000 from one semester to the next.
For the full story, check out the Washington Post.
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