Not even a full week into the fall semester, Howard University announced Friday that President Ben Vinson III, who has served as the 18th leader of the historically Black institution since September 2023, will leave his post on Aug. 31.

“On behalf of the Howard University Board of Trustees, we extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Vinson for his service and leadership as president,” said Leslie D. Hale (BBA ’94), Howard University Board of Trustees chair, in a statement submitted to The Washington Informer.

The Board of Trustees announced that Wayne A.I. Frederick, the university’s 17th president from 2014 to 2023, will return as interim president on Sept. 1.

Frederick, also president emeritus, is credited with record fundraising and expanding Howard’s academic programs and facilities.

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