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Commencement 2026

Going Viral: Howard College of Medicine Graduate Shay Taylor's Journey From Hospital Janitor to Doctor Becomes Global Inspiration

After years cleaning hospital rooms, Shay Taylor is graduating from the Howard University College of Medicine and returning as a doctor. Her unlikely path is drawing global attention.

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Howard University Launches Its First AI Certificate Program for Undergraduate Students

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    Howard University Hosts Agentic AI Bootcamp for Faculty to Explore the Future of AI in Academia

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History & Heritage Howard's Extraordinary Legacy of Civic Leadership

For 157 years, Howard University has served as the nexus of intellectual engagement and social advocacy to ensure that all Americans can fully exercise all the rights of citizenship. Howard alumni include first Black U.S. vice president, Supreme Court justice, popularly elected U.S. senator, popularly elected U.S. governor, and mayors of New York City, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, among numerous other luminaries which include three secretaries of federal agencies. 

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