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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

Legacy and Lineage

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

Sep 24, 2026 7 minutes

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Howard University's Team Effort to Ship Tablets to Students in Need

Apr 15, 2020 1 minute

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Professor Bailus Walker, Jr.

Apr 15, 2020 2 minutes

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Howard Human and Civil Rights Clinic Urges SCOTUS to Consider Implications Against Black Protesters in Case Against Black Lives Matter Activist

Apr 15, 2020 3 minutes

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U.S. Senator Kamala Harris Sheds Light on Government Response to Coronavirus During King Lecture Series with Donna Brazile

Apr 14, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Selected as First Ever Educational Honoree by Lowell F. Hawthorne Foundation

Apr 14, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Wins LEAD Gold Award for Revamped University Homepage

Apr 14, 2020 2 minutes

In Memoriam

Passing of Retired Professor Leslie Hicks, Ph.D.

Apr 13, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University to Host Virtual Accepted Student Day

Apr 13, 2020 3 minutes

In Memoriam

Passing of Retired Professor Franklin Ampy

Apr 13, 2020 2 minutes

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Dr. Peter Bainum

Apr 13, 2020 2 minutes