COLVIN v. HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Nos. 19-CV-1250 & 20-CV-0122.

257 A.3d 474 (2021)

Deon D. COLVIN, Appellant, v. HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deon D. Colvin, pro se.

Zachary I. Shapiro , Washington, with whom Nathiya Nagendra , was on the brief, for appellee.

Before Easterly, McLeese, and Deahl, Associate Judges.


Howard University dropped Deon Colvin from its Political Science PhD program, citing his failure to complete his doctoral degree within the prescribed seven-year timeframe. Colvin responded by filing suit in D.C. Superior Court alleging several breaches of contract. That lawsuit was dismissed, so Colvin filed another, and...

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