Dozens of students at Howard University took over their student center in October, sleeping on floors and in tents outside the building.
This weeklong job stems from the squalid living conditions in the dorms, and is fueled by the high cost of attending school.
It ended after the university and the protesters came to an agreement.
Watch our video as students reflect on the longest protest in black college history and the latest episode in the battle over the high costs of American higher education.
Produced and filmed by Man Sum Lai and Alexandra Ostasiewicz
Editing by Alexandra Ostasiewicz
