*Change Makers

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

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Legacy and Lineage

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

Sonja Woods is featured in the documentary “The Student Bus Protest That Challenged Jim Crow" sharing the story of eight Howard students who challenged Virginia's Jim Crow laws in the 1940s.

Jun 25, 2026 5 minutes

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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

*In Your Words

Leading by Example: Jeremy Randall (B.S. '00), Howard's Director of Advancement Services

Jan 27, 2022 3 minutes

Sanaa Haamen, Howard student president of Muslim Student Association standing by fall colored tree

*In Your Words

An Empathetic Leader: Sanaa Haamen, President of Muslim Student Association

Jan 27, 2022 3 minutes

Nikki Clifton, president of Social Impact and UPS Foundation, painting mural on wall as a service project

*Change Makers

How Passion Delivers Impact: Nicole 'Nikki' Clifton (B.A. '93), President of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation

Jan 27, 2022 3 minutes

Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Rankin Chapel December 7, 1956

*Change Makers

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy at Howard

Jan 27, 2022 4 minutes

Granulosa Cell Tumor of the Ovary, Inhibin Immunostain

*In Your Words

Improving Quality of Life in Cancer Treatments: A Q&A with Alumna Michele Y. Halyard, M.D.

Oct 28, 2021 3 minutes

B/W photo of Pauli Murray writing at a desk

*Change Makers

An Invisible Giant: The Legacy of Pauli Murray (J.D. ’44, H. ’17), Trailblazing Civil Rights Lawyer

Oct 27, 2021 4 minutes

black and white portrait of Natalie Edwards on white background

*Change Makers

Inclusion Matters: Alumna Natalie Edwards on What it Means to be a Chief Diversity Officer

Mar 16, 2021 3 minutes

Adana Llanos sitting in office with Howard sweatshirt

*Research

Closing the Biomedical Gap: A Q&A with Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH

Feb 11, 2021 3 minutes

News

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton announce CGI U 2021 annual meeting at Howard University

Oct 15, 2020 6 minutes

News

HU Biologist’s Participation in Study Leads to Genetic Discovery Challenging Skin Color as Characteristic of “Race”

Nov 22, 2017 6 minutes