Legacy

Howard graduates are among HBCU alumni continue to have an outsized impact on the world.

Legacy

Howard University Honors Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. With Distinguished Alumni Award

Howard University honors Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. (BSEE ’70) with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award for his distinguished judicial career, leadership in legal technology, and service to the judiciary and wider community.

Feb 6, 2026 4 minutes

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Change Makers

Dean Emerita Phylicia Rashad and Trustee Don Christian Headline Charter Day Dinner and Convocation Honoring Howard History and Esteemed Alumni

Feb 5, 2026 3 minutes

Research and Discovery

On World Cancer Day, Interim President Frederick Talks Research, Leadership, and Mission

Feb 4, 2026 5 minutes

Vanguard

Howard University Gallery of Art Lends Elizabeth Catlett Works to Major Exhibition on Black Women’s Historical Memory

Jan 30, 2026 3 minutes

Global and Diaspora

10 Steps to Trace Your Black Lineage According to the Quanders, One of the Oldest Documented Black American Families

Aug 8, 2025 6 minutes

Accolades

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Incoming Political Science Scholar Jehu King Shares His Drive for Public Service

Aug 6, 2025 7 minutes

News

Incoming Karsh STEM Scholar Ja Kobi Cockerham Found a Community to Explore the ‘Why’ of Everything

Aug 1, 2025 5 minutes

News

Howard Students Make the Local Global at The U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Jul 24, 2025 6 minutes

Save the Culture Books cover. Foreground: African American Authors in purple. Background: book covers in yellow

Community

SAVE THE CULTURE: Essential Literature in African American History

Jul 23, 2025 12 minutes

Delta Sigma Theta Founders graduation picture 1913

Legacy

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Goes Forward with Fortitude and a Howard Homecoming

Jul 11, 2025 8 minutes

Legacy

The Roots Are Still Talking: Carroll Dashiell Jr. on Black Music and Howard University’s Enduring Voice

Jun 9, 2025 7 minutes

News

Howard Alumni Shine at the 2025 Tony Awards: “Purpose,” Directed by Dean Emerita Phylicia Rashad, Wins “Outstanding Broadway Play”

Jun 6, 2025 6 minutes

Change Makers

Dr. David Harold Blackwell: The Enduring Legacy of a Howard Luminary in the Age of AI

May 23, 2025 4 minutes

headshots of Dr. Hope and Professor Hansford

News

Dr. Tonija Hope and Justin Hansford Among Howard Employees and Alumni Named in Washingtonian Magazine’s ‘Most Influential’ of 2025

May 15, 2025 6 minutes