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Accolades

The achievements of those in our community who are serving society and making a difference

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Legacy

Building the Mathematical Mecca: Howard’s Half‑Century of Innovation, Scholarship, and Leadership

In 1976, Howard University launched the nation's first Ph.D. program in mathematics at an HBCU, and history was made.

Jan 29, 2026 7 minutes

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Change Makers

Prince George’s County Executive and Howard Alumna Aisha Braveboy Presented With the ‘Bison Breaking Barriers Award’

Jan 22, 2026 7 minutes

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Accolades

Two First-Generation Howard Graduate Students Awarded 2025-2026 Winslow Sargeant Doctoral Award

Jan 21, 2026 4 minutes

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Community

Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Professor Pat Parks Named Co‑Producer on Broadway’s ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’

Jan 16, 2026 6 minutes

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News

Howard University School of Social Work Dean Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Ph.D., MSW, Receives Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award

Dec 10, 2020 4 minutes

Accolades

Howard University Dentistry Trailblazer Dr. Jeanne Sinkford Receives American College of Dentists Highest Award

Oct 21, 2020 3 minutes

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Accolades

Howard University Receives Top Award for Diversity and Retention in Computer Science

Sep 17, 2020 4 minutes

News

Professor Kehbuma Langmia, Ph.D. Receives the Orlando L. Taylor Distinguished Scholarship Award in Africana Communication

Sep 9, 2020 3 minutes

News

Gina Brown, Ph.D., MSA, RN to be Inducted as a 2020 American Academy of Nursing Fellow

Aug 27, 2020 4 minutes

News

Howard Ph.D. Student Receives $10K Winslow Sargeant Doctoral Award to Research Voter Disenfranchisement of Formerly Incarcerated Persons

Jul 31, 2020 4 minutes

News

Cienna Benn Named 2020 Beinecke Scholar

Jul 27, 2020 3 minutes

News

Mechanical Engineering Chair Nadir Yilmaz, Ph.D., Honored with International Leadership Citation

Jul 6, 2020 3 minutes

News

Howard Student Virgil Parker Selected as 2020 Rangel Summer Fellow

May 14, 2020 3 minutes

News

Meet Kayla Copeland, Recipient of the 2019 Reginald F. Lewis Prize

May 22, 2019 5 minutes