*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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Howard associate professor Christine McWhorter wearing a purple suit seated in a chair talking to an audience.

*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

Howard University Cheerleaders pictured at Be The Match event

*Community

Good Morning America Broadcasts ‘Be the Match’ Community Drive Live from Howard University

Feb 23, 2023 3 minutes

News

The Real HU Debate is Back!

Feb 7, 2023 3 minutes

Dr. Frederick and Karen Knudsen from ACS

*Advocacy

At Howard University: American Cancer Society, Congressmen Issue Call of Arms on Prostate Cancer Danger to Black Men

Jan 13, 2023 4 minutes

Vice President Kamala Harris discusses the importance of voting and the fight over women’s reproductive rights with actress DeWanda Wise and the 19th News’s Editor-at-Large, Errin Haines during a moderated discussion. This discussion the “State of Our Union: Reproductive Rights” was hosted by BET News in Cramton Auditorium. -Mia Montgomery/Mia B Photography

Photo of the Week: Photo of the Week: November 5, 2022

Nov 5, 2022 1 minute

toys designed by Howard architecture students on a shelf

*Research

A Toy Story

Aug 8, 2022 2 minutes

*Accolades

Howard University Architecture Assistant Professor Farhana Ferdous Receives 2022 ARCC New Researcher Award

Jul 19, 2022 2 minutes

*Advocacy

Highlight: Howard University LGBTQ+ Advisory Council

Jun 23, 2022 3 minutes

*Change Makers

Studying the LGBTQ+ Experience at HBCUs

Jun 21, 2022 5 minutes

*Change Makers

Putting Black People at the Forefront of Environmental Change

Apr 20, 2022 4 minutes

*Community

Running [Homes] Like the Wind

Mar 31, 2022 3 minutes