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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.

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Howard University students pose at Marriott International headquarters with Anthony Capuano

Marriott Leaders Bring Knowledge, Experience, and Advice During Howard University Student Visit

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

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

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

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The Story of Myrtilla Miner and her role in uplifting the Black scholars of the nation's capital

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Brought to You by Howard: Alice H. Parker’s historic patent of the gas heater warms the world

A graphic consisted of the words "We Are Black History" in red followed by a photo of physicist George Alcorn smiling for a work headshot in a suit

Brought to You By Howard: Meet George Alcorn, the Howard University physicist who invented more than 30 groundbreaking findings

Chief Lyles with Students

Howard Public Safety Partnerships are Model of Healing in our Communities

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Can Unconscious Bias Trainings Help at an HBCU Like Howard University?  

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Ensuring Every Bison’s Excellence: The Office of Undergraduate Studies 

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The Roles, Responsibilities and History of Howard’s 14 Colleges

Black medical students at Howard

The Howard College of Medicine’s Importance in Today’s Educational Landscape

Reporting While Black - protests at the capitol

Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications Hosts 'Reporting While Black: The January 6th Attack on Democracy’

Kenzell Munroe sitting in front of shelf with his designs

Meet the Howard Student Pushing Fashion Toward a Sustainable Future