After a rocky start to the semester that may have affected about 150 Clark Atlanta University students, some formerly dormless students have been assigned rooms.

Students were told Wednesday evening that all freshmen and sophomores who met enrollment requirements had been assigned housing by 5 p.m., but it is unclear how many students still need rooms Thursday.

The university has not responded to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's specific questions on the matter.

CAU, which requires freshmen and sophomores to live on campus, said earlier this week it had housing for all students "who are financially enrolled," yet many students said they were turned away despite being financially enrolled.

READ | Midtown development committee to hear plans for Georgia Tech Microgrid

READ |10th artist chosen to plaster Atlanta with murals for Super Bowl 2019

Sophomore Asma Alamin, who thought she'd secured campus housing in April but didn't have a place to stay Wednesday, said the school resolved her housing issue late that day.

CAU's memo said students in temporary campus housing must meet enrollment obligations by Thursday to get a dorm.

“In addition, we are working with upperclassmen seeking housing to complete the financial enrollment process,” the statement said.

Like Intown Atlanta News Now on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter

About the Author

Keep Reading

A bus waits to move over 20 unhoused persons from the Old Wheat Street encampment to the Welcome House, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Credit: Ben Hendren

Featured

Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC