*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

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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

*Change Makers

Confronting Race Relations ‘Glocally’: A Q&A with Clarence Lusane, PhD

May 13, 2021 3 minutes

*In Your Words

Sustainability and Race: A Q&A with Helen Bond, PhD

Apr 28, 2021 3 minutes

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*Change Makers

Powering – and Empowering – Communities

Apr 28, 2021 3 minutes

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*Research

A Sustainable Program: Research on Student Attitudes About Environmental Issues

Apr 27, 2021 3 minutes

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*Change Makers

Inclusion Matters: Alumna Natalie Edwards on What it Means to be a Chief Diversity Officer

Mar 16, 2021 3 minutes

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President Frederick Joins UN Women’s Global HeForShe Initiative To Create A New Alliance For Gender Equality

Mar 8, 2021 5 minutes

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Howard University Announces the Howard Homecoming 100 Alumni Giving Campaign in Celebration of Homecoming

Oct 8, 2020 3 minutes

*Advocacy

Black History Month Living Legend: Dr. Clive O. Callender, Trailblazer in Minority Organ Donation

Feb 12, 2019 6 minutes

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Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick to Receive the Fritz Kaufmann Champion Award

Nov 15, 2017 3 minutes