Alignment or Realignment? Faculty Member Keneshia Grant’s Research Explores Where and Why Blacks Vote
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?
Trusted Treatment: Finie Hunter-Richardson’s Research Is Showing Medical Service Providers How to Reach Cancer Patients
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.
Howard's School of Business: The Audacity of Excellence
When you are recognized nationally for both the top undergraduate business and traditional MBA programs among HBCUs, you might be tempted to rest on your laurels. But Howard’s School of Business is stepping on the gas.
R1: A Renaissance in Research
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.
Black and Gold
While Black athletes traditionally overindex in few Olympic sports, representation has begun to increase in others ranging from swimming to golf to judo, and Howard University has been at the fore.
Raising Awareness of Colorectal Cancer — a Growing Killer of African Americans
Finie Hunter-Richardson’s research reflects a personal passion to ensure early screening that can thwart this silent threat
The Center for Journalism and Democracy
The Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard University was created to strengthen historically-informed, pro-democracy journalism.
From the President
From Opening Convocation to my inauguration, to Charter Day and now Commencement — thank you for an absolutely memorable first year.
The People Person
Two-time Howard alumna LaNail Plummer, EdD, draws from her various life experiences in her work of bridging the gap in Black mental health services.
Lena Bryan-Henderson: Representation Matters – In More Ways Than One
Alleghany County’s chief public defender breaks down systemic barriers in the criminal justice system