*Advocacy

Speaking the truth and standing up for the civil rights of all people

Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute on Tactical Autonomy Washington, D.C. - Howard University announced that Sonya Smith, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as executive director of the University’s Research Institute Autonomy (RITA). Also referred to as the University Affiliated Research Center, or UARC, the University’s RITA is only one of 15 centers in the United States. Smith is no stranger to the University, joining as faculty in 1995 after becoming the fi

*Accolades

Howard University CEA Professor Sonya Smith Elected to AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows

Howard University professor Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D., has been elected to the AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows, recognizing her contributions to computational fluid dynamics, thermal engineering and aerospace research.

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

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*Change Makers

Howard University Professor Explores Race and Media Literacy in Popular New Book

Sep 8, 2026 5 minutes

News

Howard University’s International Affairs Center Announces Launch of New Global Futures Collaborative Community Network

Aug 7, 2026 2 minutes

Legacy and Lineage

Women’s History Month: Meet the Executive Director of Howard’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership

Mar 26, 2026 5 minutes

*Research

Howard Political Science Professor Marcus Board Jr. Named a 2025-26 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard University

Nov 14, 2025 4 minutes

*Community

WHUR’s Annual Food2Feed Radiothon Provides Hope and Help

Nov 5, 2025 2 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

Lavender Reception Celebrates 10th Anniversary During Howard’s 2025 Homecoming Season

Oct 24, 2025 5 minutes

*Community

A Movement Grows to Battle Prostate Cancer in Black Men

Oct 1, 2025 11 minutes

*Research

It's Not CSI: Howard Professor Explains the Real Work of Forensic Psychiatry

Sep 18, 2025 4 minutes

News

Howard University Architecture Lecturer Yiselle Santos Rivera Elected to AIA Board of Directors

Sep 15, 2025 3 minutes

News

Howard Students Make the Local Global at The U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Jul 24, 2025 6 minutes

News

Howard University Medical Scientist Angel Byrd Tackles Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), a Stigmatizing Skin Disease Affecting Black Women

May 28, 2025 5 minutes

*Community

From Passion to Policy: School of Social Work Graduate Adachi Selas Confronts Inequities in Child Welfare Through Research

Apr 30, 2025 5 minutes

*Community

Celebrating Earth Day: Howard Students Create Ingenious Ways to Protect the Planet

Apr 22, 2025 4 minutes