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Howard’s Marriott-Sorenson Center Brings Diverse Leaders into Hospitality

Working in the interior design sector of the hotel industry wasn’t a career path that Jordan Ward knew was even possible as a freshman...

Sherrilyn Ifill to Launch 14th Amendment Center at Howard University

Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, civil rights lawyer and scholar, has been appointed the inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at...

Stacey Abrams Named Howard’s First Chair for Race and Black Politics

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is joining the faculty at Howard University, the historically Black college announced Wednesday. Starting in September, Abrams will begin...

Georgetown, Howard, and Morgan State Partner for Environmental Data Initiative

Howard University, Morgan State University, and Georgetown University School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) are partnering on a data project to help...

Howard University Launches Center for Journalism & Democracy

On Tuesday, Howard University (HU) launched the Center for Journalism & Democracy, a unique academic center founded by award-winning journalist and Project 1619 author...

Howard University Evacuated for Two Bomb Threats in First Week of...

During the first week of the fall semester, students at Howard University were forced to evacuate twice because of two bomb threats targeted at...

Disney Launches ‘Storyteller Fund’ at Howard University to Promote Media Representation

Creative students at Howard University (HU) will soon have access to numerous resources from one of the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry....

Health Care Workers Strike at Howard University Hospital

Dozens of health care workers at Howard University Hospital participated in a one-day strike on Monday to protest against alleged unfair labor conditions and...

Howard University Professors Threaten Strike

At a campus demonstration Wednesday, Howard University faculty members threatened to strike in the coming week if the institution does not increase wages for...

Howard University’s Public Policy Center Publishes Research on Police-Community Relations

In December 2021, the Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University published its final report on a five-year study of...

Howard University Reaches Agreement with Student Protesters Over Housing Conditions

After a monthlong protest and 20 days of negotiations, students and Howard University (HU) administrators have announced an agreement over the school's Blackburn University...

Howard University Ransomware Investigation Underway, Classes Canceled

Howard University has canceled classes following a cybersecurity attack from last week. On Monday, the historically Black institution announced that its Enterprise Technology Services (ETS)...

Howard University Taps Tuskegee Study Descendants for COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

To help dispel concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine, Howard University has recruited descendants of the Tuskegee Experiment to market a new campaign. The campaign involves...

The Least Diverse Field in Science

Climate change impacts underserved communities the most, yet geoscience remains homogenous Within the span of a few months, 2021 saw some of the worst weather...

Nikole Hannah-Jones Declines UNC Chapel Hill’s Tenure Offer, Joins Howard University

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has declined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's (UNC Chapel Hill) offer for tenure following a two-month-long...

Former Participants Express Concerns with Google’s Pipeline Program for Black College...

Former participants in Google’s Howard West program say the pipeline initiative meant to increase the number of Black students in tech was riddled with...

HBCUs Launch Clinics to Help Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

Howard University opened a clinic on its campus last week to help distribute coronavirus vaccines, joining the ranks of other historically Black colleges and...

Georgetown and Howard Universities Form Partnership Focused on Public Policy

On February 1, leaders at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and Howard University signed a memorandum of understanding to work together...