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January 30, 2025 15:45 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Announces the Hiring of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi as Director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study

Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON, DC – Howard University announced today the appointment of Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, one of the world’s leading historians and most widely...
February 01, 2024 09:32 ET | Source: Howard University

The Power of A Smile: Howard University College of Dentistry Selected to Host National Kick off of 2024 Give Kids A Smile, Feb 1- 2

WASHINGTON, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Dental Association Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS) program, one of the largest national initiatives focused on children and dental...
December 12, 2023 16:18 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Experts Share Cautions on Credit Card Spending Over The Holidays

Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Howard University experts are providing Black families and other Americans with tips on how to be mindful about holiday spending this year, noting...
December 11, 2023 17:19 ET | Source: Howard University

$20 Million Donation to Howard University Supports GRACE Grant Program

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A $20 million donation to Howard University from Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner will support the GRACE Grant Endowed Fund, an initiative to...
June 21, 2023 10:03 ET | Source: Howard University

Civil Rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill Appointed Inaugural Vernon Jordan Endowed Chair in Civil Rights

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Howard University announced the appointment of civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill, as the inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq....
May 02, 2023 14:12 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Appoints Revered Historian and Academic Leader Ben Vinson III, PhD, as 18th President

WASHINGTON, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON – Ben Vinson III, PhD, an accomplished higher education leader; historian of the African diaspora with a focus on Blacks in Latin America; and...
April 05, 2023 09:36 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Appoints Stacey Abrams, Esq. As Inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics

WASHINGTON, April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Howard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacey Abrams, Esq., as the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black...
February 15, 2023 11:27 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Names Dean Phylicia Rashad Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the establishment of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities in May 2021, President Wayne A. I. Frederick and the Howard...
February 01, 2023 18:15 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Announces Historic Miner Building’s Rebirth, Jumpstarts $785M Campus Master Plan

Washington, D.C., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON – Inspiration and idealism joined forces on Wednesday, February 1, when Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA...
January 24, 2023 15:33 ET | Source: Howard University

Howard University Awarded $90 Million Contract by Air Force, DOD to Establish First-Ever University Affiliated Research Center Led by an HBCU

Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON – Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, hosted U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and U.S. Secretary...