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

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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

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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.

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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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Howard Sports and Family: A Fireside Chat with Edward and Muhammad Hill

Nov 29, 2022 1 minute

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Diversifying the Foreign Service

Nov 29, 2022 4 minutes

Nikole Hannah-Jones gives the welcome during “The Democracy Summit”, hosted by The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University. It is the first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically-informed, pro-democracy journalism. The Center is led by founder Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. -Imagine Photography

Photo of the Week: Photo of the Week: November 15, 2022

Nov 15, 2022 1 minute

Justin Hansford at the National Law Journal Awards 2022

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Howard University Law Professor Receives D.C. Rising Star Award from the National Law Journal

Nov 7, 2022 2 minutes

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Princess Gamble, Associate Vice President and COO of Development and Alumni Relations

Oct 30, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Oct 17, 2022 4 minutes

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A Brief History of Howard’s Karsh STEM Scholars Program

Sep 29, 2022 7 minutes

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Howard’s Formula for Improving Graduation Numbers

Sep 29, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard University Master of Architecture Program Awarded DoE New Zero Energy Design Designation

Sep 28, 2022 2 minutes

Dr. Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, dean of the Howard University College of Medicine

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Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, M.D., FACS, FAAP Appointed First Black Woman Dean of Howard University’s College of Medicine

Sep 22, 2022 4 minutes