*Change Makers

Bison who are changing the world to make it a better place right now and for future generations

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*Change Makers

Howard University Trustee Arne Duncan’s Chicago CRED Organization Takes the Spotlight in Anti-Gun Violence Documentary

"How to Change the World (Ep. 6, Chicago CRED), a documentary about Chicago-based anti-gun violence organization Chicago CRED, which was founded by Howard University Board of Trustee Arne Duncan.

Oct 2, 2026 6 minutes

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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

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

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Doctoral Student Receives Competitive Dissertation Fellowship, Examines Faith in Educational Experiences of Black Students

Sep 4, 2026 5 minutes

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News

Howard University’s School of Business and Operation Capital City Launch Accelerator Program for Justice-Impacted Entrepreneurs

Jul 10, 2026 6 minutes

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Legacy and Lineage

The Howard University Student-Led Bus Protest that Challenged Virginia’s Jim Crow Laws

Jun 25, 2026 5 minutes

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professors Recognized as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the World’s Largest Scientific Society

May 29, 2026 5 minutes

Jaradat at work in his Geomaterials Research Lab with Ph.D. student Mohammad Almasaeid

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professor Advances Soil Thermal Behavior Research with $780K DOD Grant

May 22, 2026 3 minutes

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

Keeping Bison Home: Student Payton Garcia Leads Housing Affordability Relief for Howard Students

May 21, 2026 3 minutes

Commencement 2026

With a Perfect 4.0 GPA, Graduating Engineering Major Jaydn Decuir Merges Science and Dance

May 4, 2026 4 minutes

Commencement 2026

2026 Grad Madison Medard Carries Howard Law’s Social Justice Mission Forward

May 1, 2026 5 minutes

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Commencement 2026

Howard University Graduating Senior Zoe Cummings is Paving the Way for New Generation of Black Journalists

Apr 29, 2026 7 minutes

Culture Creators: Arts and Entertainment

Howard Filmmakers Make History as 2026 Finalists in Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Program

Apr 13, 2026 6 minutes

Legacy and Lineage

Howard University Marks 30th Women Ambassadors Conference with Global Dialogue on Afrofuturism and Ancestral Memory

Apr 2, 2026 3 minutes