Beyond the Numbers
Howard is preparing to educate the next generation of Black data scientists.
Spring/ Summer 2022
Spring/ Summer 2022
The Mecca 2.0
Howard University is innovating towards a learning environment that reflects the 21st century and beyond.
Letter from the Editor
Kweli Zukeri is the driving force behind our new websites, including The Dig, the president’s site, and, yours truly, Howard Magazine. Among his plethora of responsibilities includes ensuring that visitors to our websites have a seamless and memorable experience (also known as “user experience”). That was particularly important for this issue of the magazine, which is the first digital-only issue Howard has ever released.
Features
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The Mecca 2.0
Howard University is innovating towards a learning environment that reflects the 21st century and beyond.
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How Digital Learning Saved the Classroom
Virtual tools saved higher education during the pandemic and will take physical spaces on campus to new dimensions.
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Eye on the Ball
Eye on the Ball: Howard’s women are making inroads in sports media and marketing.
As we consider the future of Howard University in this digital-only issue of the magazine and what our institution will look like in the years and decades ahead, we should pause for a moment to reflect on how we will bring our vision to fruition.
Read President Frederick’s LetterPerspective
Perspective: Spring/ Summer
Celebrate good times.
Expressions
Representation Matters
When Black women don’t have a seat at the table of government at all levels, the issues, concerns, and needs of Black women and the communities they serve are often left behind.
Campus News
Howard Celebrates Graduates at 2022 Commencement
Howard University hosts the first full in-person graduation since the pandemic.
Discovery
GrandStories of Drum Majors
Robert Cosby, PhD, delivers a podcast dedicated to aging, wisdom, and equity.
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Pitch HU Rockets Early Entrepreneurs to Success
"Shark Tank" meets the Mecca.
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Studying the Secrets of Alzheimer’s Disease
Evaristus Nwulia, MD, MHS, studies how to use the nose as a window to the brain.
Vision
Revitalizing the House of Truth
The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center preserves the past to make room for the future.
Alumni
Putting Together a Dream
Puzzlemaker Matthew Goins aims to inspire Black children, one piece at a time.
In Memoriam
Echoes
Guiding the Way
Sharon Strange Lewis looks back at her work-study days in the office of student recruitment.