Howard University notified hundreds of first-year incoming students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being heldWASHINGTON -- Days after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held, other colleges and universities are stepping up to fill the gap for students who are scrambling to find other options. “I will still love to go to Howard,” Johnson said. Howard University has not responded to an AP request for the number of unenrolled students reinstated or the status of cases being reviewed. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the State University of New York and City University of New York also are expediting late admissions reviews at some schools for state residents unenrolled by Howard. “The main thing that kept me going was knowing I was going to end up at Howard,” Johnson said.