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A place where we forge our common bonds and empower each person to be their full and authentic selves

Exterior of new Panera Bread location at the reopened the PunchOut at Blackburn University Center

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PunchOut Opens at Howard's Blackburn University Center with New Tastes, Fresh Look

PunchOut is open for business again at Blackburn University Center with Panera Bread, The Drop, and The Halal Shack. Panera Bread and The Drop are new to Punchout.

Oct 19, 2026 4 minutes

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Group photos of Backpack Project Participants

*Community

A Backpack, a Fresh Start: Howard University Supports D.C. Students

Sep 29, 2026 3 minutes

Howard University students pose at Marriott International headquarters with Anthony Capuano

*Partnerships

Marriott Leaders Bring Knowledge, Experience, and Advice During Howard University Student Visit

Sep 28, 2026 8 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

*Accolades

Howard University CEA Professor Sonya Smith Elected to AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence

AI in Doctoral Education: A Tool, Not a Shortcut

Jan 30, 2026 3 minutes

Howard and PNC Center leadership and Empowerment Summit attendees

News

FICO Invests in the Howard University and PNC Center for Entrepreneurship

Jan 28, 2026 3 minutes

Uplift

Service, Scholarship, and the Dream in Action: Howard University Inspires the Next Generation on MLK Day

Jan 23, 2026 2 minutes

*Thought Leadership and Epiphanies

Howard University Hosts MLK Birthday Conversation on Leadership, Equity, and the Future of Learning

Jan 20, 2026 6 minutes

*Evolve

The Dream at The Mecca: Howard’s MLK Legacy in Practice

Jan 20, 2026 6 minutes

*Accolades

Howard's Joyvina Evans Named a 2025-2026 Leadership and Mentoring Institute Mellon Fellow

Jan 16, 2026 2 minutes

*Community

New Year, New You? A Look at the Psychology Behind New Year’s Resolutions

Jan 13, 2026 10 minutes

*Change Makers

The Life and Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston: ‘A Genius of the South’

Jan 8, 2026 6 minutes

News

ICYMI – Enjoy Our Top 5 Games of 2025

Jan 7, 2026 1 minute

In Memoriam

Remembering the Life of Double Alumnus, Gospel Music Pioneer Richard Smallwood

Jan 2, 2026 4 minutes