*Community

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

*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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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

*In Your Words

Service as a Way of Life: Nya Parker, Alternative Spring Break Executive Student Director

Dec 27, 2021 3 minutes

Tymek Jones reading picture book, The Undefeated

*In Your Words

Building Society Through Service: Tymek Jones, Mr. Residence Life

Dec 27, 2021 3 minutes

Students volunteering with school children in school uniforms in classroom

Philanthropy

A Service Orientation: How Alternative Spring Break Made Service the Default at Howard

Dec 27, 2021 4 minutes

Volunteers for Food2Feed holding signs and yellow buckets for donations on street

Philanthropy

Taking Service Ahead Through Howard Forward

Dec 27, 2021 5 minutes

people receiving information at a pink table about breast cancer outside hospital

*Community

Outflanking Cancer: The  Howard University Cancer Center

Oct 28, 2021 8 minutes

Howard University Unveils Howard Forward

*Community

Catapulting Howard Forward, Full Steam

Sep 15, 2021 5 minutes

*In Your Words

Students Leading Students: A Q&A with Kylie Burke, HUSA President

Sep 1, 2021 3 minutes

*In Your Words

Watching Your Well-Being: Tyish Hall Brown, Ph.D., Emphasizes Mental Health Care During This Fall Semester

Sep 1, 2021 4 minutes

Staff member takes student forehead temperature

*Community

Healthy Howard: How the University is Proactively Ensuring the Safety of Its Campus for a Successful Semester

Sep 1, 2021 5 minutes

*Community

Taking the World by Storm: Study Abroad Through the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center

May 17, 2021 5 minutes