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Pre PhD Program Participants Including Dr. Keneshia Grant

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

How Howard is Helping to Increase the Number of Ph.D.s from HBCUs Across the Country

Howard's Pre-Ph.D. Summer Enrichment is helping to increase the number of doctoral candidates from HBCUs around the country.

Jun 11, 2026 7 minutes

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Bilal Badruddin standing in front of a Howard University building

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Howard University’s Bilal Badruddin Named 2025-2026 MEAC Nation Alumni Director of the Year

Jun 3, 2026 5 minutes

Dr. Smith and Dr. Rawat

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professors Recognized as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the World’s Largest Scientific Society

May 29, 2026 5 minutes

Jaradat at work in his Geomaterials Research Lab with Ph.D. student Mohammad Almasaeid

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professor Advances Soil Thermal Behavior Research with $780K DOD Grant

May 22, 2026 3 minutes

The Solar Eclipse that will take place on April 8

*Research

Astronomy Professor Talks Eclipses and Their Role in Our Solar System

Apr 3, 2024 5 minutes

Howard University communications dean Gracie Lawson Borders

Artificial Intelligence

Expert Panel to Explore Generative AI Impact in Media, Politics, and Education

Apr 3, 2024 3 minutes

Marcia Chatelain and Gene Demby sit down for a chat about health narratives

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Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice Hosts Inaugural Fireside Chat

Apr 2, 2024 4 minutes

MSRC Archiving Revolution

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Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Launches Exhibit Showcasing Work of Ghanian Photographer Gerald Annan-Forson

Apr 2, 2024 4 minutes

HU Orchestra’s community players and students practice with their wind and string instruments for their upcoming spring concert.

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The HU Orchestra Strings Together the Howard Community

Mar 28, 2024 4 minutes

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IPE Day Returns as In-Person Event; Program to Honor Dean Phylicia Rashad

Mar 28, 2024 3 minutes

Stacey Abrams sits with student journalists from The Hilltop

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Howard Students Share Fresh Perspectives on Politics in Talk Hosted by Stacey Abrams and The Hilltop

Mar 26, 2024 6 minutes

Jane Carpenter-Rock, Howard alumna and deputy director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Howard alumna

*Change Makers

Women’s History Month Spotlight: How Alumna Jane Carpenter-Rock Depicts Multiple Americas at the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum

Mar 22, 2024 5 minutes

*Research

Howard University Humanities Faculty Awarded Prestigious Fellowships from ACLS

Mar 21, 2024 4 minutes

Hip Hop Panel_HowardSOC

*Community

Celebrating Women and Hip-Hop: School of Communications Hosts Women’s Month Panel and Performances

Mar 20, 2024 3 minutes