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IM ALEXANDRA RIDLEY WITH YOUR BJ2 NEWS BRIEF. HOWARD UNIVERSITYS NEW ACTING PRESIDENT DR. WAYNE A.I. FREDERICK SEEMS TO HAVE HIS PALTE FULL WITH FINACIAL DEBT AND RESTORING HOWARDS PURPOSE: TO CREATE THE WORLDS NEXT AFRICANAMERICAN LEADERS. HERES JANET GREEN WITH THE STORY. (TAKE VO) HOWARD UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN IN TURMOIL FOR SERVERL YEARS OVER ITS FINACIA DEBT. A UNIVERSITY ONCE KNOWN TO HOLD SOME OF THE WORLDS MOST PRESTIGIOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDNETS IS NOW STRUGGLING TO UPHOLD THEIR MISSION AND GENERATE NEW MONIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

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(TAKE SOT) HOWARD CAN DO SEVERAL THINGS TO IMPROVE THE UNIVERSITY OVERALL (TAKE VO)

(TAKE VO) STUDENTS HAVE BEEN VOCAL ON THE CHANGES THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE TO ALLOW HOWARD TO COMPETE WITH THE ELITE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. WITH NEW DORMS BEING BUILT STUDENTS FEAR THAT UNIVERSITYS MONEY MANGEMMENT NEEDS HELP. (TAKE SOT) (TAKE SOT) student :10 I DONT BELIEVE NEW DORMS WERE A NECESITY

Slug: NYT HU HARD TIMES TRT: 1:30 Anchor: Ridley (TAKE VO) (TAKE VO) HOWARD UNIVERSITY HAS ACTED AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR MANY STUDENTS LIKE DR. FREDERICK WHO ONCE SAW ATTENDING HOWARD AS A CHANCE TO BE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE. HOWEVER, HOWARD NOW STANDS FOR MANY AS A BURDEN AMONGST STUDENTS AND PARENTS. (TAKE SOT) Parent :10 (TAKE SOT) MY CHILD HAS BEEN ON THE DEAN'S LIST THREE YEARS, IS INVOVLED IN SCHOOL ACTIVIES AND HAS YET TO RECEIVE. (TAKE VO)

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IN THE FUTURE DR. FREDERICK HOPES TO INSTILL A FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS; MORE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS EARLY ON AND STRENGHTEN ACADEMIC ADVISING. THIS IS JANET GREEN.

OUTCUE THIS IS ALEXANDRA RIDLEY WITH YOUR BJ2 NEWS BRIEF