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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 University Partners with the U.S. Department of State to Increase the Pickering and Rangel Fellowships by 50% to Create a More Diverse Diplomatic Service

Oct 1, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Appoints Rashad Young as SVP and Chief Strategy Officer

Sep 29, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Chemical Engineering Professor Awarded $500K NSF Grant for Research on Biological Surfaces and Pathogens

Sep 29, 2020 2 minutes

Monica Barnett and Ambassador to Barbados

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DC Small Business Development Center at Howard University Helps Small Businesses Up Their Game, Survive the Pandemic with COVID-19 Initiative

Sep 28, 2020 5 minutes

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Alicia Keys Drops in as a Surprise Guest at Howard University Graduate Seminar

Sep 28, 2020 3 minutes

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Convocation 2020 Speaker Chairman Laurence Morse: ‘Every Era at Howard University is a Golden Era’

Sep 25, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University And Amazon Studios Announce Continuation Of Howard Entertainment Program

Sep 24, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University to Offer Criminal Justice Course for College Credit At No Cost to High School Students in Pilot Program of the National Education Equity Lab

Sep 24, 2020 5 minutes

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Craig Newmark Philanthropies Donates $2.5 million Gift in Support of Journalism Students

Sep 24, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Announces Trustee Laurence C. Morse as Opening Convocation Speaker on September 25

Sep 21, 2020 3 minutes