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Pre PhD Program Participants Including Dr. Keneshia Grant

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

How Howard is Helping to Increase the Number of Ph.D.s from HBCUs Across the Country

Howard's Pre-Ph.D. Summer Enrichment is helping to increase the number of doctoral candidates from HBCUs around the country.

Jun 11, 2026 7 minutes

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Bilal Badruddin standing in front of a Howard University building

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Howard University’s Bilal Badruddin Named 2025-2026 MEAC Nation Alumni Director of the Year

Jun 3, 2026 5 minutes

Dr. Smith and Dr. Rawat

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professors Recognized as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the World’s Largest Scientific Society

May 29, 2026 5 minutes

Jaradat at work in his Geomaterials Research Lab with Ph.D. student Mohammad Almasaeid

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professor Advances Soil Thermal Behavior Research with $780K DOD Grant

May 22, 2026 3 minutes

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Howard University Professor Sonya T. Smith Elected as Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 3, 2021 3 minutes

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Morgan Stanley and Howard University Announce Inaugural Class of HBCU Scholars Program

May 3, 2021 3 minutes

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21-Year Active-Duty Soldier to Graduate From Howard, Advancing Career in Atmospheric Science Despite Barriers

May 3, 2021 4 minutes

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Monumental Sports Executive Earns MBA While Working and Navigating the Pandemic

May 3, 2021 5 minutes

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Howard University Wins 2021 Public Relations Society of America Bronze Anvil Award for Executive Communications

May 3, 2021 4 minutes

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From Community College Grad at 16 to Howard Grad Three Years Later

Apr 30, 2021 3 minutes

*Milestones

At 70, Political Science Doctoral Student Graduates from Howard

Apr 29, 2021 5 minutes

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Donna Brazile Closes 2020-2021 King Lecture Series with ACLU National President Deborah N. Archer

Apr 28, 2021 5 minutes

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Howard University Announces Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Deliver Commencement Address to College of Medicine Graduates

Apr 28, 2021 4 minutes

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Watch Fireside Chat with President Frederick and U.N. Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on April 30

Apr 26, 2021 3 minutes