Howard University has rescinded admission for hundreds of students who missed enrollment deadlines. Other universities are now offering these students a chance to enroll for the upcoming semester. New York state universities are expediting admissions and offering financial assistance to affected students. Keana Johnson, a student from a New York shelter, hopes to still attend an HBCU. Many students are scrambling to find new educational opportunities before classes begin.

Howard University has re-enrolled at least 40 first-year students after it cancelled 502 students’ enrollment last week for missing a payment deadline.

SUNY, CUNY and U of the District of Columbia are offering support and enrollment opportunities to those affected by Howard’s decision to unenroll 502 incoming students.