A sign greets people at the entrance to Howard University on June 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — After gaining national attention for unenrolling more than 500 incoming first-year students over missed tuition and financial-aid deadlines, Howard University has reinstated over 200 incoming students, according to the university’s interim president. Frederick offered new insight into the university’s perspective amid intense backlash from students. Dwayne Irvin, a 19-year-old from Missouri, told ABC News that he was blindsided by Howard’s decision to unenroll him. Frederick told ABC News that the university will hold enrollment space in next year’s class, and transfer and deferral opportunities for unenrolled students.