Defying many stereotypes, members of Howard’s Women’s Swimming and Diving Team are history makers — the first HBCU women’s swim team to win a championship in the Northeastern Conference, a league dominated by predominantly white institutions.
Howard has long been the "Mecca" for those who want to engage others in an exploration of thought, discovery, the arts, and entertainment.
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Explore How Howard Alumni Keep Changing the WorldFrom generation to generation, Howard alumni continue push human progress forward through a transformative commitment to truth and service.
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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.
