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Women's History Month: Howard Alumna Jeanne Sinkford Broke Barriers As First Woman to Lead a College of Dentistry

A full exploration of women’s history must include the numerous, invaluable contributions of Howard alumna Jeanne Craig Sinkford, DDS, Ph.D., the first woman dean of a dental school in the United States.

Mar 28, 2026 7 minutes

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Women's History Month: Ty Grace Is Building Champions, Shaping Legacy at The Mecca

Mar 27, 2026 6 minutes

Legacy and Lineage

Women’s History Month: Meet the Executive Director of Howard’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership

Mar 26, 2026 5 minutes

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University's Reach Alliance Team Studies Black Maternal Health in the U.S. and Ghana

Mar 26, 2026 3 minutes

Student Athletes

Howard University Softball Looks to Make History in the NCAA Tournament

May 15, 2025 3 minutes

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Dr. Tonija Hope and Justin Hansford Among Howard Employees and Alumni Named in Washingtonian Magazine’s ‘Most Influential’ of 2025

May 15, 2025 6 minutes

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Howard University’s The Hilltop Editor Jacky "JD" Jean-Jacques Receives NABJ Student Journalist of the Year Award

May 15, 2025 2 minutes

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LeVar Burton Celebrates Howard’s Class of 2025 as Heirs to History

May 10, 2025 4 minutes

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How the Howard University Showtime Band Shaped One Music Grad’s Journey

May 9, 2025 4 minutes

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Howard Team Wins $1M in Goldman Sachs’ Market Madness Competition

May 8, 2025 7 minutes

2025 Honorary Degree Recipients at Howard

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2025 Honorary Degree Recipients Represent the Best in Global Truth and Service

May 7, 2025 2 minutes

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Go Where the Need is the Greatest: Honorary Degree Designee Barbara Lee Has Spent a Lifetime Uplifting People Through Leadership in Public Service

May 7, 2025 7 minutes

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Honorary Degree Designee Natasha Trethewey: A Message of ‘Carrying On’ Through Loss and Letters

May 7, 2025 4 minutes

Student Athletes

Howard University Football Player Rufus Ferguson II Goes from the Gridiron to the Global Judo Stage

May 6, 2025 4 minutes