Freshman Isaiah Swilley from Bourbonnais, Illinois, takes a practice dive at the Burr Gymnasium Pool. Howard is the only HBCU with a Division I swimming and diving team.
With the strategic guidance of Dr. Bruce Jones, Howard has garnered record levels of research funding and is increasingly trusted to lead collaboration between educational institutions, grant funders, government agencies, non-profits, and industry partners.
After decades of struggle and making the highest sacrifices to attain the right to vote, how — and where — has the Black community made their electoral voices heard?
Senior Amir Ince is working with his faculty mentors to bridge technology and healthcare.
Hunter-Richardson’s research, still in its early stages, examines how different communities — particularly African Americans — identify credible information about cancer prevention, such as the latest guidelines on when to begin screenings.
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.
Finie Hunter-Richardson’s research reflects a personal passion to ensure early screening that can thwart this silent threat
Jamela Joseph’s American K-12 Parasitic Syndrome research finds that Black teachers are at greater risks of harm in American’s eroding education system.
