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Change Makers

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

Lyndsie Whitehead and Virgil Parker

Alumnus Virgil Parker (B.A. ’21), Ph.D. Candidate Lyndsie Whitehead Named 2024 Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors

As two of the 20 program alumni selected, Parker and Whitehead serve as representatives for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Jul 16, 2024 5 minutes

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Dr. Mickey T. Thomas

How the Pipe Organ Shaped Black Music

Jun 17, 2024 4 minutes

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

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

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

Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes

50 years of the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease

“It’s Not Just the Blood:" Howard’s Sickle Cell Disease Center of Excellence Discusses their Commitment to D.C.-Area Patients

Jun 20, 2023 4 minutes

Juneteenth's official flag

Howard University Community Reflects on the Meaning of Juneteenth

Jun 18, 2023 5 minutes

Chairman Morse shaking Dr. Frederick's hand

Howard University Congratulates Dr. Frederick & Retiring Trustees at Celebratory Dinner

Jun 14, 2023 3 minutes

Jennifer Thomas, professor at the Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communication

Broadcast Journalism Professor Jennifer Thomas Heads to South Africa this Summer for Fulbright Award

Jun 8, 2023 3 minutes

Murphy Jones, Vice President-elect of the HU Student Association, details their journey of self-acceptance

Jun 2, 2023 3 minutes

Howard University Teams Win at the DOE Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge

Howard University Teams Win at the DOE Solar Decathlon 2023 Design Challenge

May 18, 2023 3 minutes

Office of the Dean of the Chapel Photos at Howard University

Office of the Dean of the Chapel: Providing Care for Our Community Caretakers

Apr 17, 2023 3 minutes

photo on campus of Howard University architecture professor Nea Maloo

Howard University Architecture Lecturer Nea Maloo Elevated to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects

Apr 4, 2023 2 minutes

Allison Morgan Bryant, PhD

Women's History Month: How Dr. Allison Morgan Bryant gets it done as Chief of Staff

Mar 31, 2023 6 minutes

The sophomore from Chicago is advocates for gun safety and her patent has taken the nation by storm

Kayla Austin, the Bison behind My Gun's Been Moved at Howard University

Mar 31, 2023 3 minutes