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LinkedIn Names Howard University as the Nation’s #1 HBCU Based on Alumni Career Success

LinkedIn recently unveiled its inaugural Top Colleges rankings of higher education institutions in the United States, naming Howard University as the #1 HBCU. The list identifies the schools that “set graduates up for long-term success.”

Aug 17, 2025 4 minutes

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Left to right: Errol Watkis, Nicholas Oakley, Chris Harper, and Katharine Elkes in Founders Sitting Room

Founders Library Reopens its Doors, Showcasing Cutting-edge Research While Preserving the Past

Aug 15, 2025 6 minutes

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Your Cameras Could Be Spying on You: Howard CEA Researchers Publish New Findings on Smart IoT Device Abuse in Financial Cybercrimes

Aug 13, 2025 3 minutes

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Incoming Political Science Scholar Jehu King Shares His Drive for Public Service

Aug 6, 2025 7 minutes

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Harvard Plays Howard at Second Annual Truth and Service Classic in DC

Oct 18, 2022 3 minutes

Jenifer Lewis talks with students at the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts before signing copies of her new book, "Walking in My Joy: In These Streets" Chris Campbell/Howard University

Photo of the Week October 5, 2022

Oct 17, 2022 1 minute

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Howard President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Oct 17, 2022 3 minutes

Howard Hosts Social Media Technology Conference “Social Media: Empowering Diversity and Ensuring Security” and Google Workshop, Thurs. Oct. 3

A Year After Historic Cyberattack, Howard Tech Security Efforts Punctuate Cybersecurity Awareness Week

Oct 17, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University College of Pharmacy Event Focuses on Immunization Training

Oct 13, 2022 3 minutes

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Diverse Design Teams Selected to Advance Howard University’s Capital Projects

Oct 11, 2022 5 minutes

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Truth and Service Community Event and Ticketing

Oct 11, 2022 2 minutes

“Walking in My Joy” Author, Jenifer Lewis Hosts Book Signing Event at Howard University Wednesday, Oct. 5

Oct 4, 2022 2 minutes

Howard Cross Country men gear up to compete in the Paul Short Run 8k in Bethlehem, PA.

Photo of the Week September 27, 2022

Oct 4, 2022 1 minute

Howard University Joins Office Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence program at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Oct 4, 2022 3 minutes

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Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University Named to PRNEWS 2023 Education A-List

Nov 16, 2022 3 minutes

Urban Superintendents Academy

Highlight: Urban Superintendents Academy at the Howard University School of Education

Nov 17, 2022 7 minutes

Darion Akins Appointed As New DC Metro Diplomat-in-Residence At Howard University

Nov 16, 2022 3 minutes

U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson-Coleman, Ayanna Presley, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Gwen Moore and Barbara Lee with actress Michelle Hurd and Howard University students Morgan Rameau and Shaletta Norwood

Howard University Hosts Congress Members for Glory: Conversations on the CROWN Act

Nov 16, 2022 3 minutes

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Statue Of Lorraine Hansberry Installed At Howard University As Part Of The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative

Nov 16, 2022 5 minutes

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The Center for Journalism & Democracy Opens at Howard University

Nov 15, 2022 4 minutes

The Democracy Summit

Howard University: Nikole Hannah-Jones Hosts Democracy Summit for Journalists

Nov 10, 2022 2 minutes

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Fulbright Scholar Lyndsie Whitehead Studies Internationalization in HBCUs

Nov 9, 2022 3 minutes

Deborah Thomas Felix and a guest at Howard University

The Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership Hosts Book Launch and Signing with Honorable Deborah Thomas-Felix of Trinidad and Tobago

Nov 9, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University Office of Student Affairs Launches Esports Lab

Nov 8, 2022 3 minutes