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Howard University Names Jasmine Gurley as Senior Director of Public Relations

Howard University welcomes Jasmine Gurley as the new senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications, leading the media relations team and playing a key role in advancing integrated storytelling.

Oct 14, 2026 3 minutes

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Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute on Tactical Autonomy Washington, D.C. - Howard University announced that Sonya Smith, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as executive director of the University’s Research Institute Autonomy (RITA). Also referred to as the University Affiliated Research Center, or UARC, the University’s RITA is only one of 15 centers in the United States. Smith is no stranger to the University, joining as faculty in 1995 after becoming the fi

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Howard University CEA Professor Sonya Smith Elected to AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

Legacy and Lineage

Howard University Honors Retirees, Inaugurates Academic Year at 159th Opening Convocation

Sep 25, 2026 6 minutes

Howard University Retirees at the Retirement Celebration posed for a photo at the Retirement Celebration, in between Anthony Wutoh and Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick at the Blackburn Center Ballroom

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2,000 Years of Service: Howard University Retirees Honored at Celebration

Sep 24, 2026 7 minutes

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Howard University Department of Art Presents First Ever Virtual Art Exhibitions

May 19, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Graduate Da'Nya Thomas is Awarded the 2020 Reginald F. Lewis Prize

May 19, 2020 3 minutes

In Memoriam

Howard University Mourns the Passing of Dr. Barbara Harland

May 19, 2020 2 minutes

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2020 Graduate of the College of Engineering and Architecture Receives Tau Beta Pi Fellowship Award

May 18, 2020 3 minutes

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President Wayne A. I. Frederick and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Announce COVID-19 Clinic’s Expansion to 4 Days A Week.

May 15, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard Student Virgil Parker Selected as 2020 Rangel Summer Fellow

May 14, 2020 3 minutes

In Memoriam

Passing of Emeritus Professor Richard Paul Thornell

May 14, 2020 2 minutes

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Howard University Appoints John M.M. Anderson, Ph.D., as Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture

May 13, 2020 3 minutes

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#BisonInTheKnow: School of Education Faculty Lead Virtual Panel on Teaching from a Trauma Informed Perspective

May 13, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University Researchers Respond to COVID-19

May 12, 2020 4 minutes