In February 2025, Howard received a “Research One” research activity designation, the highest in academia. Howard is the only historically Black college or university to ever earn the designation.

Howard's student leaders have no intention of waiting for permission to create change.

The grandeur of Howard Homecoming’s 100th anniversary, accented by pride in Kamala Harris’ ascendancy, attracted worldwide media attention and brought throngs of alumni back to the Mecca.

Howard University’s soccer team became one of the nation’s top programs in the 1970s — becoming the first HBCU to win a national title in 1971. Today's women's soccer program wants to repeat history.

Howard University celebrates Bison who have made a world of difference, in ways big and small, over the course of lives now transitioning into a greater realm.