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Marci Rodgers on the left fixing red jacket costume of actor who is playing Michael Jackson

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Who’s Bad? Howard University Alum Marci Rodgers, a True Thriller as ‘Michael’ Movie Costume Designer

Howard Alumna Marci Rodgers served as costume designer for “Michael,” the most successful biopic of all time.

Jul 16, 2026 8 minutes

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Howard-NEON partnership

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University, NEON Bridge High School & Higher Education

Jul 15, 2026 6 minutes

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Howard University’s School of Business and Operation Capital City Launch Accelerator Program for Justice-Impacted Entrepreneurs

Jul 10, 2026 6 minutes

Photo of Ordination of Bishop Robert Boxie in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Uplift

Howard University Chaplain Robert Boxie Becomes America’s Youngest Catholic Bishop

Jul 10, 2026 9 minutes

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Howard University Statement on Senator Kamala Harris

Aug 11, 2020 1 minute

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Howard University Hosts First-Ever Virtual Black Womxn’s Summit on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

Aug 10, 2020 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