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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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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Appoints Howard University Alumna Joi Chaney as Chief of Staff

Jan 29, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University College of Pharmacy Awarded FDA Opioid Education Grant

Jan 29, 2019 4 minutes

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15 Howard University Film Students to Be Present at Sundance 2019

Jan 29, 2019 4 minutes

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WHUR 'Rolling Food Drive' Collects 30k Pounds of Canned Food for Federal Workers

Jan 28, 2019 2 minutes

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Howard University Achieves Favorable Amendment in East End Health Act Bill

Jan 28, 2019 2 minutes

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Howard School of Law’s Annual C. Clyde Ferguson Jr. Symposium Addresses Guns, Law & Politics

Jan 25, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University Unveils Howard Forward

Jan 25, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Unveils Howard Forward Strategic Plan on Jan. 25

Jan 24, 2019 1 minute

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Howard University and American Red Cross Co-Host Jan. 30 Blood Drive

Jan 24, 2019 2 minutes

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Howard University’s Ralph J. Bunche Center Sends Students to 21 Countries This Spring for Study Abroad Programs

Jan 24, 2019 4 minutes