*Community

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

*Upgrade

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

*Research

Howard Political Science Professor Marcus Board Jr. Named a 2025-26 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard University

Nov 14, 2025 4 minutes

2025 HBCU Symposium on Internationalization

Global and Diaspora

Howard University Hosts Fourth HBCU Internationalization Symposium, Centered on 'Black Internationalization'

Nov 14, 2025 3 minutes

Dr. Frederick at Harvard University October 2025

*Milestones

Interim President Wayne Frederick Delivers Harvard Lectures on Leadership and Cancer Inequalities

Nov 14, 2025 3 minutes

Shelia Eldridge on stage behind a clear podium

News

Howard Alum Sheila Eldridge Lands Partnership with Tubi to Launch Channel Dedicate to HBCU Filmmakers

Nov 13, 2025 6 minutes

*Accolades

Howard Alumnae Win Hurston/Wright Foundation College Writer and Debut Fiction Awards

Nov 13, 2025 3 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

Howard University: The 2025 'One of One' Homecoming in Photos

Nov 10, 2025 1 minute

Black Girl Vitamins and Women's Basketball Team

Student Athletes

Black Girl Vitamins Partners with Howard University Women’s Basketball Team to Champion Health, Empowerment, and Excellence

Nov 7, 2025 3 minutes

Women's Cross Country Team running in MEAC championship

News

Howard University Women’s Cross Country Captures 2025 MEAC Championship

Nov 6, 2025 4 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

Tradition, Precision, and Style Take Center Stage at Howard Homecoming Greek Step Show

Nov 5, 2025 5 minutes

*Community

WHUR’s Annual Food2Feed Radiothon Provides Hope and Help

Nov 5, 2025 2 minutes