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

Group photos of Backpack Project Participants

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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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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

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

An iStock image of quarters with houses being stacked is part by height

*Research

Howard University Research Reveals D.C.’s Rent Control Winners and Losers

Jan 17, 2024 3 minutes

Sam Alton visits Howard University and he is speaking with Ben Vinson and William Sutherland

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI CEO and ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman Talks Artificial Intelligence at Howard University

Jan 12, 2024 3 minutes

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with President James Nabrit

*Change Makers

Howard University Students Continue the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 12, 2024 8 minutes

News

Howard University Alumna Aprille J. Ericsson Nominated to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology

Jan 10, 2024 3 minutes

Howard University Blavatnik Music Center

*Community

HU Travel Log: The Blavatnik Center for Music Business’ New York City Trip for Warner Music Group

Jan 5, 2024 7 minutes

Dr. Jim Cleaves head of the Howard University Chemistry Department

*Research

Discovering the ‘Holy Grail’ for Detecting Alien Life with Howard Chemistry Professor Jim Cleaves

Jan 3, 2024 3 minutes

Howard University athletic director Kery Davis

News

Insights with AD Kery Davis: The Importance of Providing a Platform to Showcase HBCUs and Highlighting the Excellence of Howard University Athletics

Dec 12, 2023 6 minutes

Guest arrive to the Association for Ethnic Studies conference in the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library

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Howard University Brings the Association for Ethnic Studies Conference to an HBCU Campus

Nov 30, 2023 3 minutes

News

Happy Holidays! Rankin Chapel Spreads Holiday Cheer Through Bison Holiday Give Back

Nov 27, 2023 4 minutes

Chapel of the Dean Bernard Richardson (B.A. 75) stands with Nepalese students during the Nepalese Student Association Diwali Celebration

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Howard's Nepalese Student Association celebrates Diwali, formally known as Tihar in Nepal

Nov 21, 2023 4 minutes