*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

*Advocacy

Expanding Howard’s Gender Equity Work Across the Globe

Mar 29, 2022 4 minutes

*Change Makers

How Gloria Richardson (BA ’42) Found Her Activist Voice at Howard

Mar 24, 2022 3 minutes

Philanthropy

Howard University Alternative Spring Break Brings Insight and Service to Baltimore Students

Mar 24, 2022 4 minutes

Alternative Spring Break advisor Erica Middleton and freshman Reiana Richmond fold shirts for One 80 Place – the largest provider of homelessness services in Charleston, South Carolina. Kyree Pope/Howard University

Photo of the Week: Photo of the Week: March 11, 2022

Mar 11, 2022 1 minute

News

Howard University Alternative Spring Break Returns with 15 Service Initiatives Across the Country

Mar 6, 2022 3 minutes

Senior Dejuan Williams and junior James Rampersad man the "bucket brigade." Alternative Spring Break (ASB) participants stood along Georgia Avenue to collect donations during the ASB Helping Hands Radiothon hosted by WHUR. -Justin D. Knight/Howard University

Photo of the Week: Photo of the Week: March 3, 2022

Mar 3, 2022 1 minute

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*Research

Plans For The New Center For Journalism & Democracy

Feb 22, 2022 4 minutes

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*Community

Support for LGBTQ Students on Howard Campus

Oct 28, 2021 3 minutes

B/W photo of Pauli Murray writing at a desk

*Change Makers

An Invisible Giant: The Legacy of Pauli Murray (J.D. ’44, H. ’17), Trailblazing Civil Rights Lawyer

Oct 27, 2021 4 minutes

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*In Your Words

The Language of Diplomacy: A Q&A with Ashley Tousana

May 18, 2021 3 minutes