Howard University Tackles Persistent Housing Woes With Bond Deal
- $300 million transaction unifies financing for undergrad dorms
- Reports of mold, mice at dorms drew national attention in 2021
Howard University’s Harriet Tubman Quadrangle dormitory, nicknamed The Quad, housed many of the school’s most notable alumni, including Toni Morrison and US Vice President Kamala Harris. But the rich history has been marred in recent years by questionable conditions at the 648-bed dorm.
“Living here, it’s not the worst, but it’s not the best. You kind of just expect that,” Gabrielle Crapps, a current freshman who resides at The Quad, said in an interview, citing several TikTok videos from October 2021 showing Howard students living in flooded, moldy and mice-infested dorms. A maintenance request sent for Crapps’s dorm upon her arrival in August still hasn’t been addressed.