Debbie Allen: Maven of the Arts
Alumna Debbie Allen is the rare artist who is relevant in any time period.
Summer/Fall 2025
Summer/Fall 2025
The Arts!
Celebrating Howard’s history at the intersection of culture and intellectualism.
Read StoryFeatures
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The Editor's Editor
Alumna and Dean Dana A. Williams discusses her new book, the experience of interviewing Toni Morrison, and how her life as dean mirrors the life of an editor.
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Howard University and the Birth of a New Black Theatre Tradition
Howard University’s impact on Black theatre.
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Revolutionary Writing
Howard's literary journal, The Amistad, and the university's writing department uphold a long legacy.
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Let Us Cook: Advancing Howard's Filmmaker Lineage
Howard film students, alongside professor and alumna Montre Aza Missouri, highlight the university’s rich history and impact on Black cinema during annual University Film & Video Association conference.
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Father and Daughter Share a Stage in Howard University's Music Department
Christie Dashiell and her father Carroll “CVD” Dashiell Jr. are proud Bison and their roots in the university's music department run deep.
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Where Artistry Meets Legacy: A History of Theatre Arts at The Mecca
At Howard University, theatre arts have never been an extracurricular afterthought. It is a tradition that predates motion pictures, helped catalyze a national Black theatre movement, and still functions as a pipeline of artists, administrators, and ideas into stages and screens worldwide.
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The Bison Bookshelf
Publications by the lineage of Howard University alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
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The Bison Store
Bison businesses are ready for serve you.
Perspective
Art Gallery
Howard's student artists are among the most talented in the nation.
Expressions
Signal and Story
Technology is a tool that's only as good as its wielder, and many artists of the day are using tools like ChatGPT and digital platforms to explore and expand upon their crafts in real time.
Campus News
The Arts Captured in Time - A Celebration in Photos
Art is intertwined and present in every day life on the campus of Howard University, and within the community that surrounds it.
Discovery
AI and HU
From researchers to musicians, faculty and students are adapting to a rapidly developing tech.
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Howard University Writes a New Urban Story Through CHURP
Howard University's Center of Excellence in Housing and Urban Research and Policy (CHURP) is charting a path toward equity in housing.
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World Changing Faculty
Howard’s pioneering faculty have often been the firsts in their realm of achievement.
Alumni
Colbert King Has Plenty Left to Say
As he celebrates his 89th birthday and retirement from The Washington Post, the esteemed alumnus and Pulitzer Prize winner reflects on the impact Howard University has had on his career — and vice versa.
In Memoriam
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Television Host and Trailblazing Journalist Ananda Lewis
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U.S. Representative for New York Charles B. Rangel
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Howard University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Frank Savage
Echoes
My Life Changed at Howard University
Alum Jasmine Young, director of the Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business at Howard, writes about how her time at the university shaped her career pursuits.
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