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

Zora Neale Hurston

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The Life and Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston: ‘A Genius of the South’

An ode to the life and legacy of legendary writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston.

Jan 8, 2026 6 minutes

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Richard Smallwood at 2024 tribute

Legacy

Remembering the Life of Double Alumnus, Gospel Music Pioneer Richard Smallwood

Jan 2, 2026 4 minutes

Two Howard Chapel Assistants on the yard with Bison Give Back sign

News

This Holiday Season, The Howard Community Continues to Define ‘Truth and Service’

Dec 17, 2025 4 minutes

Mackey Building Georgia Avenue View

Research

Howard University Civil Engineering Research Team Uses AI to Help Address Climate Change Crises

Dec 16, 2025 3 minutes

Howard and Drexel PIs Carlton Waterhouse, Nea Maloo, Janelle Burke and Mathy Stanislaus.

News

Howard University Receives DOE HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize

Jun 14, 2024 4 minutes

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

News

Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy

Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes

Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture

News

Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture Receives $5M Record-Setting Gift from Autodesk

Jun 5, 2024 5 minutes

Lisa A. Crooms-Robinson

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Howard University School of Law’s Lisa Crooms-Robinson Named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

May 28, 2024 3 minutes

Teresa Redd and Thomas Morris of Howard University

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CETLA Founder Teresa Redd’s Commitment to Cultivating a Culture of Learning

Apr 19, 2024 3 minutes

Howard University Celebrates Spotify and Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 The College Edition stories Source: Latrel Caton

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Professor Nikole Hannah-Jones and Students Premiere “1619: The College Edition” Podcast with Spotify

Apr 19, 2024 5 minutes

Black Maternal Health at Howard University

Community

Dear Mama: Highlighting Environmental Pollutants on Black Maternal Health

Apr 12, 2024 5 minutes

Jane Carpenter-Rock, Howard alumna and deputy director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Howard alumna

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Women’s History Month Spotlight: How Alumna Jane Carpenter-Rock Depicts Multiple Americas at the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum

Mar 22, 2024 5 minutes

students travelled to Chicago and beyond to volunteer their time in communities across the country

Community

2024 Alternative Spring Break: Howard Students Take Chicago!

Mar 20, 2024 5 minutes

The program also invites notable speakers with careers in public service to share their experiences with the fellows. Among the past speakers are former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; and NASA astronaut Mae C. Jemison.

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Patricia Roberts Harris, A Trailblazing Alumna and Pioneer in Public Service

Mar 20, 2024 4 minutes