This 17-year-old grew up in ‘survival mode,’ then saw her college enrollment evaporate. ‘I’m definitely not really over that’

Nikiyah Clark, a 17-year-old student from Cleveland, Ohio, had all but given up on her dreams after being permanently unenrolled from Howard University for missing a tuition fee deadline. She had traveled from Cleveland to plead her case to administrators, only to be met with tears and disappointment. However, after initially being unenrolled, Howard University later offered her the chance to enroll again.

Despite this, Clark remains uneasy about the possibility of the university reversing its decision once more and is concerned about the potential for this to happen to other students. The incident has raised questions about the university's administrative practices and has cast a shadow over Howard's reputation as a prestigious historically Black college and university.