*Community

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

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*Community

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

Howard University’s Office of External Affairs distributed 180 backpacks filled with school supplies to D.C. children, continuing an annual tradition of service that helps students start the school year prepared and reminds them they matter.

Sep 29, 2026 3 minutes

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*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

Merchandise at the Bison Exchange Campus Store with a mannequin wearing Howard University clothing

*Upgrade

Howard University’s Campus Store Reopens in Grand Fashion with Its Biggest Renovation Ever

Sep 18, 2026 5 minutes

Sports and Scholar-Athletes

Historic Heights: Howard Athletics Delivers Unprecedented Success During 2025-2026 Season

Jun 15, 2026 5 minutes

Bilal Badruddin standing in front of a Howard University building

News

Howard University’s Bilal Badruddin Named 2025-2026 MEAC Nation Alumni Director of the Year

Jun 3, 2026 5 minutes

Legacy and Lineage

From Dr. Eric Williams to Dr. Wayne Frederick: Howard’s Enduring Caribbean Legacy

Jun 2, 2026 4 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

Jacqueline Smith_chemistry_professor_in front of chem building

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Faculty Advance Cancer Research Through AI, Imaging, and Protein Targeting

May 29, 2026 4 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

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

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

May 21, 2026 3 minutes

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

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

May 18, 2026 5 minutes