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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

Dean Dana Williams at MLK event with Ayesha Rascoe

News

Inside Dean Dana Williams’ “Toni at Random” Book Launch at MLK Library

Jul 3, 2025 3 minutes

Kenny Lattimore Performs at 2024 Charter Day

*Vanguard: Arts and Culture

Catching Up with Howard’s Own Kenny Lattimore

Jun 30, 2025 9 minutes

HU Student Harmony Bailey and Carmelo Anthony

Student Athletes

Howard University Students Bring the Jordan Brand Classic to Life Through Film

Jun 30, 2025 4 minutes

*Accolades

Howard University School of Dentistry Dean Andrea Jackson Named a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy

Jun 25, 2025 2 minutes

2025 HBCU Entrepreneur Empowerment Summit

News

Blueprints for Bold Ventures: HBCU Empowerment Summit Maps Future for Entrepreneurs of Color

Jun 25, 2025 5 minutes

Black man with glasses speaks into his iPhone on the Howard University Yard

Media Release

Howard University and Google Research Enhance A.I. Speech Recognition of African American English

Jun 24, 2025 4 minutes

Lucretia Williams with the book she co-authored, "AI For Community"

Artificial Intelligence

A Tool for All: In New Book “AI for Community,” Howard Researcher Lucretia Williams Envisions a Future Where Everyone’s Voice is Heard in Tech

Jun 23, 2025 5 minutes

Kenyatta Hazelwood, Derrick Scott, and Alexander Evans

*Community

Anti-Violence Event at Howard University Hospital Spotlights Survivor’s Journey

Jun 11, 2025 4 minutes

*Change Makers

From The Mecca to Wall Street: Howard’s HPS Center is Shaping the Future of Finance

Jun 9, 2025 6 minutes

Phoenix Miller, project coordinator for HIPS.

*Community

Howard University’s Mental Health Fair Highlights Community Care

Jun 4, 2025 4 minutes