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Sports and Scholar-Athletes

Howard's Bryce Harris Wins Nolan Richardson Award, Cementing Legacy as Heart and Soul of Bison Basketball

The five-year starter for the men’s basketball team has been named the recipient of the 2025–26 Nolan Richardson Award.

Apr 2, 2026 3 minutes

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Sports and Scholar-Athletes

Who Says Black Women Don’t Swim? Howard’s NEC Champion Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Makes History and Defies Stereotypes

Mar 31, 2026 17 minutes

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

Mar 28, 2026 7 minutes

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*Change Makers

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

Mar 27, 2026 6 minutes

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Howard University Student Joshua Middleton Named NEA Foundation Inaugural Graduate Fellow

Sep 13, 2024 3 minutes

Board of Trustees Vice Chair Mark A. L. Mason (BBA '91)

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Board of Trustees Vice Chair Mark A. L. Mason Sr. (BBA ’91) Named 2024 Opening Convocation Orator

Sep 12, 2024 3 minutes

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Forbes Names Howard University as the Top HBCU in the Nation

Sep 11, 2024 2 minutes

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*Community

Anchors and Sails: Howard University and Other HBCUs Energize the DC Region’s Economy

Sep 10, 2024 5 minutes

Moderator Christina Greer, Ibram X. Kendi, Mikki Kendall, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Ta-Nehisi Coates at the "Banned Books: Countering the White Right's Movement against Truth" panel at the 2023 International Black Writers Festival.

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Howard University Presents Third Annual International Black Writers Festival September 24-26

Sep 9, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University Marks Milestones Which Have Moved “Howard Forward”

Sep 6, 2024 4 minutes

ESPN FIRST TAKE

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ESPN’s First Take to Broadcast Live from Howard University as part of the Network’s Spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Sep 5, 2024 2 minutes

2024-2025 award winner Camille Warner

*Accolades

Camille Warner Receives 2024-2025 Dr. Winslow Sargeant Doctoral Award

Sep 4, 2024 3 minutes

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Her Truth and Service: A New Book Reimagines Lucy Diggs Slowe

Sep 3, 2024 4 minutes

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Two Howard University Students Named 2024 HBCU Scholars by White House Initiative

Sep 3, 2024 2 minutes