WASHINGTON – The Office of University Communications (OUC) today announced the launch of Howard University’s premier destination for news and stories. The Dig: Howard’s News and Stories Hub is a new, multimedia hub for the latest news and stories popping up across campus.  

The Dig will feature a variety of stories highlighting Howard students, faculty and alumni with a focus on news, philanthropy, research, the community and more. This hub will serve to keep you informed and connected to current events and the community-shapers, history-makers and world-changers of the Howard community. 

Check out some of the latest stories now on The Dig: 

• TIAA Commits $1.5M Scholarship Endowment to Howard University; 
   

• The Prison to Ph.D. Pipeline: Formerly Incarcerated Howard Medical Researcher Brings Graduate Education to the Recently Released; 
   

• Howard, Yum! Brands, University of Louisville Join Forces to Increase Representation of Franchise Ownership; and 
   

• Howard University Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Receives $150,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts. 

With 155 years of history, more than 12,000 current students, and hundreds of thousands of alumni dispersed all over the globe, there are endless opportunities for both readers and writers to uncover exciting, new stories. 

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About Howard University

Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu.

Media Contact: Misha Cornelius, misha.cornelius@howard.edu