Letter from the Editor - Winter 2024
We decided to show everyone the duties of our new president, Ben Vinson III, specifically on a Monday in November ahead of Thanksgiving.
A Centennial of Writers: The Hilltop Celebrates 100 Years of Storytelling
The Hilltop, the oldest Black collegiate paper in America, will celebrate 100 years of publication on January 22, 2024. The entity, founded by Zora Neale Hurston and Louis E. King, continues to serve as the voice and record keeper of Howard University.
Constructing a Family Legacy and an Industry’s Future
Deryl McKissack is bringing equity and inclusion for Black talent to her historically underrepresented industry.
More Than Just Paper
A former editor-in-chief of The Hilltop looks back on the responsibility of reporting facts, recording history, and representing student and Black voices.
In Memoriam Winter ’24
Remembering those we lost.
Revving up Howard’s Entrepreneurial R&D
Alumnus Terry Adams helps bring business ideas to fruition.
Duty, Honor, and Integrity
Brigadier General Ronald D. Sullivan is Howard’s first ROTC alumnus and third Black army soldier to hold the rank as an Army JAG general officer.
She Shoots, She Scores! Howard Women’s Basketball Celebrates 50 Years
To commemorate the historic milestone, a $250,000 fundraising campaign was launched in support of the program’s immediate needs.
Revealing D.C.’s Rent Control Winners and Losers
Haydar Kurban and the CHURP team are creating a comprehensive rent control database that will shape policy — and promises to create a better balance between housing affordability and landlord realities.
Two Presidents, One Household
Alumni Irvin and Pamela Reid shared the same life and career trajectories since Howard – as spouses and as university presidents