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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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Re-opening Decision Update

Aug 7, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University Selects Echo360 Video Platform to Deliver Seamless, High-Quality Classroom, Hybrid and Online Learning During and After COVID-19 Pandemic

Aug 5, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard’s Re-opening Plan Receives District Approval

Aug 4, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University Office of University Communications Wins 2020 PRWeek Award

Aug 3, 2020 2 minutes

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Office of the President: Re-opening Updates on Housing, Fees and Quarantine

Aug 1, 2020 8 minutes

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Howard Ph.D. Student Receives $10K Winslow Sargeant Doctoral Award to Research Voter Disenfranchisement of Formerly Incarcerated Persons

Jul 31, 2020 4 minutes

Philanthropy

Howard University Receives Transformative Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Jul 28, 2020 3 minutes

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Racial Justice Groups Urge Lawmakers to Address Structural Racism in Coronavirus Relief

Jul 28, 2020 6 minutes

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Howard University Announces HBO’s $1 Million Gift for an Endowed Fellowship to Support Students Pursuing Entertainment Careers

Jul 27, 2020 4 minutes

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Cienna Benn Named 2020 Beinecke Scholar

Jul 27, 2020 3 minutes