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Culture Creators: Arts and Entertainment

Is Howard University Producing the Next Generation of Blerds?

What is a blerd? Howard alumni, faculty, and staff explain Black nerd culture and how the university is supporting the next generation of Blerds.

Jun 1, 2026 14 minutes

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Mary Lovelace O'Neal in her studio crouching down around an array of art supplies

In Memoriam

Howard University Remembers Mary Lovelace O’Neal: Fearless Alumna, Visionary Artist, Educator, and Activist

May 28, 2026 6 minutes

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Howard University Student Camille Wimberly Selected as a 2026 Goldwater Scholarship Recipient

May 27, 2026 4 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

Alvin Hannon Blerdcon panelist. There are three people sitting behind a long table. Hannon is on the far left and he is holding a microphone

Culture Creators: Arts and Entertainment

Is Howard University Producing the Next Generation of Blerds?

Jun 1, 2026 14 minutes

Mary Lovelace O'Neal in her studio crouching down around an array of art supplies

In Memoriam

Howard University Remembers Mary Lovelace O’Neal: Fearless Alumna, Visionary Artist, Educator, and Activist

May 28, 2026 6 minutes

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

Howard University Student Camille Wimberly Selected as a 2026 Goldwater Scholarship Recipient

May 27, 2026 4 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

Payton Garcia Hero

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

Keeping Bison Home: Student Payton Garcia Leads Housing Affordability Relief for Howard Students

May 21, 2026 3 minutes

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Kiki Shepard’s Enduring Legacy: From Howard University to the Heart of Black America

May 18, 2026 5 minutes

Research Symposium 2026

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Researchers Present Findings on Seasonal Allergies, Mental Health, Nanofabrication, and more During 2026 Research Symposium

May 14, 2026 7 minutes

Softball MEAC 26 Champs

Student Athletes

Howard Softball Captures Second Straight MEAC Tournament Title, Advances to NCAA Tournament

May 11, 2026 4 minutes

Joshua Taylor standing behind a podium giving a speech. He's standing on stage

Commencement 2026

'We Thrived': Howard University’s Class of 2026 Steps Into a World That Needs Truth and Service

May 9, 2026 5 minutes

Class of 76 Hero 2

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

A Golden Reunion: The Class of 1976 Returns Home After 50 Years

May 8, 2026 8 minutes