Milestones

Celebrating the significant anniversaries and triumphs from across the University

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Howard University Marks 159th Charter Day with Call for 'Deeper Connection'

The university celebrated its founding with the 159th Charter Day Convocation with keynote remarks by alumnus and business leader Donald B. “Don” Christian (BBA ’90).

Mar 6, 2026 4 minutes

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Accolades

Ibram X. Kendi Reflects on Legacy of the ‘Father of Black History’ as Howard’s Inaugural Carter G. Woodson Endowed Chair in History

Mar 3, 2026 3 minutes

Accolades

National Black Movie Day: Two Howard Shorts You Should Watch This Weekend

Feb 20, 2026 3 minutes

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Community

Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Professor Pat Parks Named Co‑Producer on Broadway’s ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’

Jan 16, 2026 6 minutes

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Alumni Moms of the Quad and Their Class of 2023 Daughters Move Into the Newly Renovated Harriet Tubman Quadrangle Dorm

Aug 13, 2019 4 minutes

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Jaquesta Adams Becomes First Student in Howard History to Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Jul 17, 2019 4 minutes

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Five Howard Graduates and Senior Named Finalists in the National Association of Black Journalists 2019 Salute to Excellence Awards

Jul 11, 2019 3 minutes

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Divinity Professor Alice Ogden Bellis Wins Book of the Year

Jun 28, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard Graduate’s Film Debuts on Amazon Prime, Watch Until June 24

Jun 20, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University Scores Big at 2019 NAFSA: Association of International Educators Conference, Wins $5K and Two Awards

Jun 13, 2019 3 minutes

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Reading Room

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Awarded $140,000 Grant from the Institute of Museums and Library Services

Jun 13, 2019 4 minutes

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Gary L. Harris, Ph.D. Will Deliver Keynote Address for Howard University Graduate School’s Class Of 2019 Annual Hooding Ceremony

May 8, 2019 5 minutes

Amber Davis; Ashley Lewis; Dean Sylvia McDonald-Kaufman; DeAnna Nara; Morgan Smalls

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Five Howard University Ph.D. Candidates Inducted into the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Yale University

Apr 17, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University School of Divinity to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Womanist Consultation “Continuing the Womanist Tapestry” on March 29-30

Mar 27, 2019 4 minutes