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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’s Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Birthright Citizenship on ‘All In with Chris Hayes’

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Howard University Welcomes Dr. Christopher Lance Coleman as New Dean of College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

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From generation to generation, Howard alumni continue push human progress forward through a transformative commitment to truth and service.

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History & Heritage Howard's Extraordinary Legacy of Civic Leadership

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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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