*Change Makers

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

Panel with five men seated side by side at Blackburn Digital Auditorium at screening at "How to Change the World" documentary

*Change Makers

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

Howard associate professor Christine McWhorter wearing a purple suit seated in a chair talking to an audience.

*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

Lauryn Smith presenting research Fall 2024

*Milestones

Master’s Candidate Lauryn Smith Studies How Pollutants Travel and Who They Fall On

Apr 24, 2025 4 minutes

*Community

Celebrating Earth Day: Howard Students Create Ingenious Ways to Protect the Planet

Apr 22, 2025 4 minutes

*Community

Social Media and Entrepreneurship: Howard Business Owners Are Using Their Platforms to Promote Themselves and Their Products

Apr 11, 2025 9 minutes

*Change Makers

Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Reflects on Preserving History and Culture

Apr 10, 2025 5 minutes

*Partnerships

BisonHacks & MeccaTech 2025 Illustrate Howard University’s Ingenuity

Apr 3, 2025 5 minutes

*Change Makers

Ava DuVernay Joins Howard University in Launching 14th Amendment Center

Apr 1, 2025 6 minutes

Dr. Chandran receiving award from Heart of Tabitha foundation

*Accolades

Howard University Engineering Professor Preethi Chandran Receives 2024 President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Mar 26, 2025 2 minutes

News

Howard University Engineering Professor Nadir Yilmaz Elected to ASEE Board of Directors

Mar 26, 2025 2 minutes

*Change Makers

Alternative Spring Break Leaders Andrina Jean and Élise Garner Discuss Legacy

Feb 28, 2025 5 minutes

News

Howard University Celebrates the Extraordinary Life of Roberta Flack (B.M.E. ’58, D.Mus. ’75)

Feb 24, 2025 8 minutes