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Article: Howard denial of computer glitch angers students.(Metropolitan)(District)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 3, 2000
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Howard University officials yesterday vehemently denied a report in The Washington Times that widespread computer problems have resulted in errors on student transcripts that could endanger scholarships and applications to graduate schools.
But more students and faculty came forward yesterday with stories of incorrect grades and missing credits. Moreover, the contractor who set up the computer system said the school had a problem in transferring data from its old system to the new one.
"Computer systems are in order and working," university Provost Antoine Garibaldi said in a prepared statement. "Students can, and will, continue to be able to obtain ...