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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

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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 And Washington D.C. Fire And EMS Improve Community Fire Readiness Through Nationwide Town/Gown Project

Oct 31, 2019 5 minutes

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Howard University’s Alonda Thomas to be honored with Communicator of the Year Award by the Mid-Atlantic Black Public Relations Society

Oct 31, 2019 4 minutes

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School of Communications Student Council Brings Black Speechwriters to Howard for Inaugural Symposium

Oct 29, 2019 3 minutes

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LIVESTREAM: Nikole Hannah-Jones Visits Howard University to Discuss The 1619 Project

Oct 28, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University Students Selected to Attend Forbes Under 30 Summit

Oct 28, 2019 4 minutes

Kendall Cunningham, Maya Perry, Gregory Brown, Daniel Henry, Pedro Alfonso

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Howard Law Students, Faculty Experts Respond to HUD’s Move to Restrict Fair Housing Regulations

Oct 28, 2019 5 minutes

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Two School of Education Doctoral Students Chosen for University Council for Educational Administration’s Jackson Scholar Network

Oct 25, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Divinity in Partnership with NMAAHC Awards Two Postdoctoral Scholars

Oct 24, 2019 4 minutes

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PwC Senior Partner and Chairman Shares Insights on Leadership and Corporate Responsibility with Howard Students

Oct 24, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University to Develop Proactive Cybersecurity Training with $3M Grant From the National Nuclear Security Administration

Oct 24, 2019 3 minutes