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Becoming a Bison: Howard University Welcomes New Students to Campus During Bison Week 2026

New, incoming students from the U.S. and around the world will make their way to Howard’s campus in for Bison Week 2026, happening Aug. 9 – 16.

Aug 10, 2026 3 minutes

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Howard University’s International Affairs Center Announces Launch of New Global Futures Collaborative Community Network

Aug 7, 2026 2 minutes

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Howard Alumni Honor TLC’s Iconic Legacy in ‘CrazySexyCool’ Musical

Aug 6, 2026 11 minutes

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Howard Alumnus Chequan Lewis to Lead Crunch Fitness Through Its Next Chapter as New CEO

Aug 3, 2026 7 minutes

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Howard University's Multicultural Media Academy to Address Post-Pandemic Health Disparities in DC

Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes

Kweli Zukeri, interviews Sam Altman about artificial intelligence for the Howard University podcast, HU2U (Source: Justin Knight)

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Howard Announces Season Two of University Podcast ‘HU2U’

Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes

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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Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy

Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Law Professor John Woods Appointed to World Bank-ICSID Panel

Jun 11, 2024 2 minutes

Stephen Graham, the Chief Financial Officer of Howard University

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Chief Financial Officer Stephen Graham Concludes Service at Howard University

Jun 7, 2024 2 minutes

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Center for Journalism & Democracy Launches Du Bois Data Lab for HBCU Journalism Students

Jun 6, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture Receives $5M Record-Setting Gift from Autodesk

Jun 5, 2024 5 minutes

Dean Sheara Jennings

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Sheara Jennings, Ph.D., MSW Named Dean of Howard University School of Social Work

Jun 4, 2024 2 minutes

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Howard University Professor Returns from Tanzania Tour Focused on Press Freedom

May 30, 2024 2 minutes

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Howard University School of Law’s Lisa Crooms-Robinson Named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

May 28, 2024 3 minutes