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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

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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

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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

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

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

Student Ronald Whitmore in front of founders

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Sophomore Ronald Whitmore Plans to Address Disparities in Mental Health Awareness and Treatment Within Minority Communities

Feb 28, 2025 4 minutes

student holding starbucks and howard mug

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Starbucks and Howard University Partner on Coffee Mug Featuring Artistic Renditions of Campus Life

Feb 24, 2025 2 minutes

Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, Ph.D. at February 23 Rankin Chapel

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Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, Ph.D. Says “We Outside” at February 23 Rankin Chapel

Feb 24, 2025 2 minutes

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Future Chemical Engineer Ava Conyer's Scholarship Enables Her Research at the Cellular Level

Feb 11, 2025 5 minutes

News

His Excellency Gregory Allen Jr., the 48th Mister Howard, Named Mister Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Feb 11, 2025 5 minutes

Photo of Rev. Mahogany S. Thomas at Rankin Memorial

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Reverend Mahogany S. Thomas Urges Us to Remember "We are Good" at Rankin Chapel

Feb 3, 2025 5 minutes

Photo of President Vinson and thought leaders at American Academy of Arts and Sciences Exploratory Meeting

News

Howard President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., Shares How Colleges Can Help Solve Housing Problems

Jan 30, 2025 5 minutes

Photo of Dr. Thema Bryant at Rankin Chapel

News

Dr. Thema Bryant Encourages Congregants to “Catch the Fire” at Rankin Chapel

Jan 27, 2025 2 minutes

collage of iconic members of the black community who passed in 2024

In Memoriam

Remembering Those We Lost in 2024

Jan 23, 2025 10 minutes

Professor Jasmine Young with Westchester County proclamation

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Jasmine Young, Howard's Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business Director, Honored Across New York For Community, Industry Impact

Jan 23, 2025 4 minutes