After nine years marred in recent times by student protests over filthy and unlivable dorm conditions, a threatened faculty strike, and a walkout by hospital workers, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick has announced his retirement.
An April 13, 2022, letter addressed to the Howard Community, Dr. Laurence C. Morse, the chair of the Howard University Board of Trustees, said Frederick recently informed officials at the historically Black college of his plans to step down by June 2024.“We appreciate that Dr.
It hasn’t always been smooth for Frederick, who initially arrived as a student at Howard from his native Trinidad at 16. Last month, faculty members and the school avoided a strike after reaching a three-year deal. Adjunct professors and full-time non-tenured professors reportedly were seeking better pay, the ability to teach enough courses to access Howard’s health insurance, and ending a rule under which non-tenure-track faculty are let go after seven years.