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Howard Professor Danda B. Rawat Receives $700,000 NSF Award for AI Research

The project will focus on developing technologies that can continuously learn from new experiences while providing ...
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Howard University Students Selected for Harvard Du Bois Scholars Program and Encourage HBCU Peers to Apply

Howard University students who participated in Harvard University’s Du Bois Scholars Program are encouraging fellow students ...
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'She Runs the World': Allyson Felix Stops in Her Tracks to Visit The Mecca

An electrifying energy swept across Howard University's campus when Allyson Felix, the most decorated American Olympic track ...
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Howard University’s First Senior Fest Connects Seniors with Resources to Finish Strong

Senior Fest, which took place Oct. 21-22 at the Wayne A. I. Frederick Undergraduate Library, provided seniors with answers, ...
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Howard University Homecoming 2026: Wildest Dreams, Bison Traditions and a Week of Celebration

Howard University Homecoming 2026 is here, bringing a week of events that span concerts, fashion shows, football, alumni reunions, campus tours, family activities and longstanding campus traditions.
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Before BTS: How Howard University Helped Elevate Korean Culture and How Black Culture Influenced K-Pop

Above photo: Seven Howard University students from Korea in front of Howard's chapel in 1897. The students are pictured with Edith Rankin, daughter of former Howard president Jeremiah E. Rankin and ...
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SAVE THE CULTURE: The Essential Television Shows of the Black Experience (Part Two)

Welcome to Part Two of SAVE THE CULTURE: The Essential Television Shows of the Black Experience! Here we will recap the last 10 of our top 20 Black television shows. Created by Bill Cosby as a spinoff ...
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Howard University Works to Support Students Facing Financial Aid and Account Challenges Ahead of Fall Semester

WASHINGTON, DC – As Howard University prepares to welcome students for the 2025–2026 academic year, we are taking active steps to assist students experiencing challenges related to financial aid and ...
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Reimagining "The New Negro" One Hundred Years Later: Alain Locke's Seminal Anthology Still Influences Black Culture in America

This year marks 100 years since the publication of “The New Negro,” the groundbreaking anthology edited by Alain LeRoy Locke, Ph.D., in 1925, which still remains a defining work. His 140th birthday on ...