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Howard University Chapel Services featuring Rev. Lamar Williams IV

Rev. William Lamar IV Urges Students to Lift One Another Up Even During Trying Times

On the day before classes begin, Rev. William Lamar IV reminded students of their importance during a time of national challenges as he spoke during Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel services on August 17, 2025.

Aug 17, 2025 3 minutes

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John E. Jacob's ‘I Will F.E.A.R. No Evil’ Mantra Made Him a Powerful National Urban League President and Howard Board Chair

Aug 13, 2025 9 minutes

Howard University is Collaborating with Amazon Web Services to Advance AI Learning Across Higher Education

Aug 6, 2025 3 minutes

Incoming H3SP Scholar Nia Sydnor Explores a Philosophical Approach to Public Health

Aug 5, 2025 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

Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture Receives $5M Record-Setting Gift from Autodesk

Jun 5, 2024 5 minutes

Howard University School of Law’s Lisa Crooms-Robinson Named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

May 28, 2024 3 minutes

Teresa Redd and Thomas Morris of Howard University

CETLA Founder Teresa Redd’s Commitment to Cultivating a Culture of Learning

Apr 19, 2024 3 minutes

Howard University Celebrates Spotify and Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 The College Edition stories Source: Latrel Caton

Professor Nikole Hannah-Jones and Students Premiere “1619: The College Edition” Podcast with Spotify

Apr 19, 2024 5 minutes

Black Maternal Health at Howard University

Dear Mama: Highlighting Environmental Pollutants on Black Maternal Health

Apr 12, 2024 5 minutes

Jane Carpenter-Rock, Howard alumna and deputy director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Howard alumna

Women’s History Month Spotlight: How Alumna Jane Carpenter-Rock Depicts Multiple Americas at the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum

Mar 22, 2024 5 minutes

students travelled to Chicago and beyond to volunteer their time in communities across the country

2024 Alternative Spring Break: Howard Students Take Chicago!

Mar 20, 2024 5 minutes

The program also invites notable speakers with careers in public service to share their experiences with the fellows. Among the past speakers are former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; and NASA astronaut Mae C. Jemison.

Patricia Roberts Harris, A Trailblazing Alumna and Pioneer in Public Service

Mar 20, 2024 4 minutes

Members of the Howard University Interprofessional Committee

Women’s History Month: Connecting Professional Women, Resources, and Disciplines Across Howard University with the Interprofessional Education Committee

Mar 19, 2024 7 minutes

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

Jul 16, 2024 5 minutes

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