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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

Howard University students visiting UCD Graduate School in Ireland

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Howard University and University College Dublin Business Schools Create New Exchange to Tackle Global Challenges

Apr 5, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard University Appoints Stacey Abrams, Esq. As Inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics

Apr 5, 2023 5 minutes

Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick, Erin Horne McKinney and Bishop T.D. Jakes

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Inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week Launches Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship

Apr 4, 2023 4 minutes

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*Accolades

Howard University Architecture Lecturer Nea Maloo Elevated to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects

Apr 4, 2023 2 minutes

Founders Library and The Yard at Howard University

*Research

A National School to Meet a National Need

Apr 3, 2023 4 minutes

Howard University graduate at commencement ceremony

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Howard University’s 155th Commencement Ceremony Slated for May 13

Apr 3, 2023 2 minutes

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Howard University Partners with Massive Data Institute and Morgan State University for Environmental Data Initiative

Apr 2, 2023 4 minutes

The sophomore from Chicago is advocates for gun safety and her patent has taken the nation by storm

*Community

Kayla Austin, the Bison behind My Gun's Been Moved at Howard University

Mar 31, 2023 3 minutes

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*Research

Innovation Unscripted with Dr. Cato T. Laurencin at Howard University

Mar 30, 2023 2 minutes

Mary Ann Shad Cary in a portrait in the 1800s

*Change Makers

Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Howard University’s First Black Female Law Student

Mar 30, 2023 4 minutes