*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

Webb telescope at launch with rocket taking off

*Change Makers

From the Mecca to the Milky Way: Solving the Mysteries of Space

Jan 31, 2022 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