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A new Howard University study shows that loneliness significantly harms mental and physical health, but it also reveals resilience among Black and Hispanic adults. Oluwasegun Akinyemi, MD, Ph.D., a senior research fellow at the Clive O. Callender Outcomes Research Center, led…

An updated statement from Howard University in response to a concern regarding student financial accounts.

Today, the U.S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, visited Howard University as part of her national tour of education institutions. During this visit Howard's leadership highlighted longstanding federal support, the University's academic excellence and social impact and the…

Dear Howard Community, please see the statement from the Office of University Communications on concerns regarding student accounts.

Dear Howard Community, please read the attached statement regarding concerns with student accounts. For questions about semester balances, refunds, holds or related inquiries, please contact the Office of the Bursar by phone at (855) 490 -2875 or email [email protected] For…

Remember when time capsules were a thing? Think of our SAVE THE CULTURE series as a modernized version of the time capsule. This series will highlight elements of culture essential to understanding the Black American experience, in genres ranging from film and television to…

It is widely known that Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded at Howard University, but do you know the exact birthplace on campus or what happened to the original Delta tree? We sat down with Janeula M. Burt (B.A. ’86), a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., who…

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosts its 57th National Convention in the nation’s capital, mere steps away from the organization’s founding place—Howard University. National Convention Coordinator and Howard alumna Rosie Allen-Herring (B.A. ’86) says that this week’s…

Howard University brought the spirit of golfing excellence to Atlanta with the 2025 Bison at the Beach - ATL Edition ⛳️ From the junior golf clinic to the dinner and auction to the golf tournament held at the prestigious East Lake Golf Club, this three-day event showcased the…

Talk about a successful book launch 🙌🏾📚 Howard University Graduate School Dean Dana A. Williams, author of “Toni at Random,” sat down with Howard alumna @ayesharascoe at D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to chat about the book’s development, Toni Morrison’s iconic…

We’re closing out Black Music Month with singer Kenny Lattimore, DMV native and Howard’s very own. Lattimore rose to fame in the mid-1990s with hits like “For You” and “Never Too Busy,” but he came from humble beginnings of performing anywhere that would allow him to do what he…

Happy Juneteenth! The first official Juneteenth Celebration was documented in 1866 to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. Watch as Christiana McClain, archivist in the Moorland-Springarn Research Center, shares a little-known fact about the holiday that might influence…

The Howard University Women’s Track & Field team sprinted to history 🏆 During the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Marcia Sey made Howard history by qualifying for the finals in the 100-meter hurdles and finishing third with All-American honors. The…

On this Father’s Day, we celebrate the proud Howard dads who are there to lend a hand, offer great advice, and can tell a decent dad joke!

Howard University’s Hospital Trauma Services’ Annual Victors Over Violence Award Ceremony offers a space for reflection, recognition, and healing for the community. Among those honored this year was Derrick Scott, who has spent years recovering from the emotional and physical…

During Black Music Month, Howard University music professor and seasoned jazz bassist Carroll V. Dashiell Jr. is reflecting on memory, history, and sound, and how enslaved people bent and twisted notes as a means of survival. Dashiell says that Black music is all about…

Howard University’s Karsh STEM Scholars Program has received the 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Academia magazine 🎉 Insight Into Academia is the largest and oldest academic excellence and belonging publication in higher education. The STEM Award is a…

Ananda Lewis (B.A. ’95), the voice of a generation, died from breast cancer on June 11, 2025. Just two years after her Howard graduation, she hosted BET’s “Teen Summit,” a talk show that gave an unfiltered voice to Black teens and the issues they cared about. After Teen…

Our Track & Field Bison are chasing history! The Track & Field program is looking to make history with 12 student-athletes representing both the men’s and women’s teams at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The championships run through June 14 at Hayward Field…

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