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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

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Howard University Featured on the Premiere of Black News Channel’s ‘Road Trip,’ Airing this Saturday at Noon

Dec 3, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Names Debra Bright, Ed.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Dec 2, 2021 3 minutes

Howard University Student Tamia Thompson Awarded White House Presidential Service Award

*Accolades

Howard University Student Tamia Thompson Awarded White House Presidential Service Award

Dec 2, 2021 3 minutes

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Assistant Professor Farhana Ferdous Awarded HistoryMakers 2021 Faculty Innovation in Pedagogy and Teaching Fellowship

Dec 2, 2021 3 minutes

Philanthropy

#GivingTuesday Is Here!

Nov 30, 2021 1 minute

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Howard University Names Princess Gamble Associate Vice President and COO of Development and Alumni Relations

Nov 30, 2021 3 minutes

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Keesha Middlemass, from Howard University’s Department of Political Science, Joins PBS NewsHour’s ‘Searching for Justice’ Panel

Nov 29, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Names Kimberly Holmes-Iverson Director of Public Relations

Nov 24, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University and Alto Pharmacy Announce Alto Scholars Program

Nov 18, 2021 3 minutes

Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications Celebrates a Half-Century of Success at 50th Anniversary Gala

*Milestones

Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications Celebrates a Half-Century of Success at 50th Anniversary Gala

Nov 18, 2021 3 minutes