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Sports and Scholar-Athletes

Howard's Bryce Harris Wins Nolan Richardson Award, Cementing Legacy as Heart and Soul of Bison Basketball

The five-year starter for the men’s basketball team has been named the recipient of the 2025–26 Nolan Richardson Award.

Apr 2, 2026 3 minutes

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Sports and Scholar-Athletes

Who Says Black Women Don’t Swim? Howard’s NEC Champion Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Makes History and Defies Stereotypes

Mar 31, 2026 17 minutes

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Women's History Month: Howard Alumna Jeanne Sinkford Broke Barriers As First Woman to Lead a College of Dentistry

Mar 28, 2026 7 minutes

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*Change Makers

Women's History Month: Ty Grace Is Building Champions, Shaping Legacy at The Mecca

Mar 27, 2026 6 minutes

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Howard to Host Virtual Accepted Student Day For The Class of 2025

Apr 16, 2021 2 minutes

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Alumna Taylor Rainey Becomes Howard University’s First Foreign Affairs IT Fellow

Apr 15, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University - UCLA Fielding School Team Awarded $1.7 Million for Research on Racism and COVID-19 Crisis Communication

Apr 15, 2021 6 minutes

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Howard University Student David Edgerton III Named 2021 Truman Scholar

Apr 14, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University SVP Debbi Jarvis Joins Goodwill of Greater Washington Board of Directors

Apr 14, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Announces Timothy Millner as Executive Director of Physical Facilities

Apr 14, 2021 4 minutes

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Visit the 31st Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African-American Art and Art of the African Diaspora on Friday, April 16

Apr 13, 2021 5 minutes

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2020-2021 King Lecture Series Culminates with Two-Part Discussion Featuring the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries and Deborah N. Archer on April 14, April 22

Apr 13, 2021 3 minutes

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Philanthropy

Howard University College of Medicine Receives $1.59 Million Grant From Bloomberg Philanthropies To Increase Mobile Unit COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

Apr 13, 2021 6 minutes

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Student Quentin Byrd Selected as 2021 Howard Scholar at McCourt

Apr 12, 2021 2 minutes