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A research-intensive, culturally-diverse historically Black university✊🏾• 1867 • @HUPrez18 • @HowardUAlumni • @FutureBison• @HUBisonSports
Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
"It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of alumnus Chadwick Boseman who passed away this evening. His incredible talent will forever be immortalized through his characters and through his own personal journey from student to superhero! Rest in Power!" @HUPrez17
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Congratulations to Prince Yoel of Ethiopia—the great-grandson of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia—who has a law degree from Howard University and his new wife Ariana. 💍👑
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Howard University is proud to announce Nikole Hannah-Jones & Ta-Nehisi Coates will join the HU faculty to help educate the next generation of black journalists. The appointments are supported by nearly $20 million donated by four donors. Read more here:
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We are pleased to announce that legendary actress and alumna Phylicia Rashad will serve as Dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts. Read more here:
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Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, an ‘86 graduate of The Howard University. HHHHHH—UUUUUUUUUUU !!!💙❤️
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We are pleased to welcome @StaceyAbrams, Esq. to Howard University as the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics! .Read more 👇.📰|
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It is official! Howard alumna, @KamalaHarris is now the Vice President of the United States of America! #HU2WH
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You know we had to turn things up before the @UsMovie started. Swag surf!!!! #UsAtHoward 🎥🍿🎬#KeepItBetweenUs
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Happy 58th Birthday, Former President @BarackObama 🎈. Here, he’s pictured before delivering the 2016 Commencement Address to our graduating scholars alongside a grinning @HUPrez17 and Trustee Emeritus Vernon Jordan.
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“It is an incredible honor and privilege for the Howard University community to welcome back home one of its native sons, @ChadwickBoseman, to deliver the 2018 commencement address,” said Howard University President @HUPrez17. #HowardForward
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Thanks for the Howard shout out Mr. @JordanPeele ! #UsMovie campus screening, perhaps? #BlackExcellence.
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Yesterday, the letters were installed over the now official Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. An icon in his own right who has left an immeasurable legacy for the next generation. Thank you, Mr. Boseman. Watch the full installation here:
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Howard University Showtime Marching Band is proud to escort Vice President @KamalaHarris at the 59th Inauguration, alongside President @JoeBiden and his alma mater @UDelaware Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band! #HU2WH #Inauguration2021 .Find out more:
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Today we remember and celebrate the life of our beloved son Chadwick A. Boseman. A unique actor, director, writer, and producer who played many American icons throughout his career and became an icon himself. His legacy will continue to live on forever.
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Doors are open here at our early campus screening of #Homecoming, a film by Beyoncé, which debuts on @Netflix tomorrow.
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“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last. Dream with ambition. Lead with conviction. See yourself in a way others may not, simply because they have not seen it before,” says @KamalaHarris, Vice President-elect and alumna of Howard University.✊🏾🇺🇸
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We are proud to announce we will clear the debts of juniors and seniors in need. Students who have an expected family contribution of $0 and an outstanding balance for the Spring 2021 semester will receive a credit to their accounts. 🗞:
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Today, we remember our brilliant son, Chadwick A. Boseman, and the glorious legacy he left behind. You forever remain in the hearts of the Howard community.
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Attention Howard Students! To extend the homecoming season, @onepeloton and @Beyonce are bringing you the vital gifts of health & fitness. Stay tuned for an email in the coming weeks with a link to sign up for your free 2-year Peloton Digital Membership.
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A Spring 2017 Computer Science #HowardGraduate Accepts Full-time Position as Software Engineer at Twitter
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Howard University is pleased to name the College of Fine Arts after our iconic alumnus Chadwick A. Boseman, whose remarkable career as an actor, director, writer, and producer inspired millions around the world. Read more here: #HowardForward
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Howard University is pleased to announce a transformative gift from Author and Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott! .
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Today we announce the $5.4 million endowed scholarship from Netflix & the family of alumnus Chadwick A. Boseman. The scholarship will be given to students from COFA who represent Boseman’s values & character as a continuance to his legacy. 🗞:
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When you hear the drums, look for the 2019 Ceremonial Walk for all graduates who’ve earned their PhD. Congratulations on this accomplishment!!🔵🔴✊🏾.#howardgrad19
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Today, Howard U celebrated its 155th Commencement Ceremony at the Capital One Arena with much fanfare, President Biden, and the classes of 1971, 72, ’73 and ’23. Congratulations to our graduates and may the world be ready for your greatness! .🗣️H-U! 💙❤️.
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Howard University Class of 2020, c/o ’86 alum @KamalaHarris has a message for you. Congratulations! #HU20 #HowardGrad20
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Having the support of a sports giant like @StephenCurry30 as we develop the 1st-ever NCAA Division 1 Men’s & Women’s Golf Program at Howard is incredible. We are excited for the opportunity this brings our students. Hats off to 3rd-generation legacy student Otis Ferguson IV!💙��️
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Young Randall visits Howard University and of course takes a pic with his dad on the yard in front of the historic and iconic Founders Library 💙❤ @MiloVentimiglia @nilesfitch @shukreehassan #ThisIsUs #HowardU
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Happy 50th anniversary to the Howard University Class of 1969 and thank you for raising $1,128,098.00 & counting in gifts and pledges. 🔴🔵✊🏾
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.@washingtonpost Howard University Announces Largest Single-Donor Gift by Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Gift will support strategic plan initiatives, including grants for low-income students and innovation hub. #HowardForward
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Congratulations to our youngest scholars graduating from the Howard University Early Learning Program.
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DID YOU KNOW: The Howard University Class of 2018 earned 2,217 degrees total; 343 master's degree and 90 PhD's. More than 380 students received a professional degrees in law, medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry. The grads hail from 39 states, 32 countries, & 117 hail from DC!💙❤️
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Howard University is pleased to announce we have come to an agreement with the students who occupied Blackburn, and will share a longer message from Dr. Wayne Frederick on this topic later today.
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Howard University has been nominated for 10 categories in the 2018 HBCU Awards Finalist Ballot including Male Alumnus of the Year:.@ChadwickBoseman, our 2018 commencement speaker & actor most known for his roles as Black Panther, Jackie Robinson, James Brown, & Thurgood Marshall.
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We are saddened to hear of the fatal shooting of @NipseyHussle. He impacted many of our students’ lives with his profound views and passion towards music, entrepreneurship and commitment. Thank you for visiting our campus, you will be missed. #RIP
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HU Facts: Howard University operates a world-class medical simulation center, 6,000 square foot state-of-the art simulated learning environment, offering resources to advance a comprehensive healthcare education program.
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HU Facts: Howard University is home to the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas and other parts of the world.
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It is with sadness that we share the passing of civil rights activist and Howard University alumna, Gloria Richardson, 99. We send our prayers and blessings to her family as we collectively mourn the loss of a civil rights giant and daughter of Howard University.
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HU is headed to the Big Dance (NCAA Tournament) for the first time since '92! Congratulations; men's Basketball! 🗣️H-U 💙❤️
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College of Medicine's Long Coat Ceremony happening now. #HowardMedExcellence #LongCoatsBlackExcellence
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Howard University alumna Aprille J. Ericsson (MEng ‘90; Ph.D. ‘95) has been nominated by United States President Joseph Biden to serve as the assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. 📰 |
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Howard University has climbed 21 spots to No. 89 in the U.S. News & World Report latest 2019 rankings of the nation’s best universities, as evaluated on 16 measures of academic quality, incl. 1st yr student retention, graduation rates, strength of the faculty & alumni giving
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BREAKING: Civil rights leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. has officially been posthumously pardoned, and Howard University School of Law professors and students had a hand in this effort. For 15 years, Prof. Justin Hansford worked with Garvey’s son to secure this historic
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TWO more days before Commencement. @chadwickboseman tells @LiveKellyRyan “. I’m more excited than anything.” We’re excited too! 🎓❤️💙
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The line is lit as we anticipate the doors opening for our exclusive, early campus @Netflix screening of #Homecoming, a film by Beyoncé.
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Congratulations to our 44th Mr. Howard University, Timothy McDonald and 82nd Miss Howard University, Taylor Davis.
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Yes, that is the legendary #HowardU Showtime Marching Band in the new @Google commercial for “Most Searched Homecoming!” Debate over! #TheMostSearched #HowardForward.
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So glad to see a house full of vaccinated Bison together again 🦬💙❤️ #BisonMadness #HUHC21 #HUHomecoming #HURememberTheTimes
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Thank you, @washingtonpost, for this feature on our exciting news! Howard University is pleased to name the College of Fine Arts after our iconic alumnus @chadwickboseman ! Read more here: #HowardForward.
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Today, we proudly announce that Dr. Andrea Hayes Dixon will serve as Howard's first Black woman dean in the College of Medicine. Read more on this historic appointment here: .📰|
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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the US. On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers landed at Galveston, TX sharing that the war had ended and the enslaved were now free. This was 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1, 1863!✊🏾
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Join @StephenCurry30 for the debut screening of 'Emanuel' on Jan. 23rd. The documentary tells the story of #DylannRoof walking into Emanuel African Methodist Church to murder 9 people during closing prayer. The Cramton box office is open until 6pm and reopens tomorrow at 10am.
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Congratulations to the new ladies of Alpha Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 🔺🐘❤️
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#Views from today's #HUHomecoming16 tailgate. Happy to welcome so many alumni, students & friends
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Performing his timeless classic “Jesus Walks” from his album, The College Dropout, @kanyewest closes out “Sunday Service” for #HowardHomecoming . @PUSHA_T #HUHC19
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#BlackHistoryMonth In 2017, Kamala Harris became the first Indian American senator, California’s first black senator, and the second black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. The proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. graduated from Howard University in 1986.
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The Howard University Swim Team has been honored with the Key to the Historic Town of Eatonville, FL! 🏊🏾♂️🔑 A symbol of gratitude and recognition, this prestigious gesture celebrates their excellence, perseverance, and commitment to greatness. While in the Orlando area for winter
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The Howard University family mourns the loss of legendary, award-winning actress Cicely Tyson! We were honored to celebrate her during the 148th Commencement Ceremony in May 2016. #RIPCicelyTyson
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Today, Howard University announced that the Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to accept the return of Sean Combs' honorary degree, originally conferred in May 2014. The vote took place during a regularly scheduled board meeting. For more details, read the full announcement
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Graduation looks a little different this year but it's just as special. We're so proud of all our Bison graduates. 👩🏾🎓👨🏾🎓💙 #HowardGrad21 #HowardGrad20 #HU21 #HU20
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Congratulations to #HowardAlumna and Democratic Senator @SenKamalaHarris who will be running for U.S. Presidency in 2020!
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Happy Birthday to the great Chadwick A. Boseman. We miss you and will always remember your legacy.
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Congratulations to our youngest Bison graduating from the Howard University Early Learning Program! We wish you the best! 🎓💙❤️
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Warmly wishing you all the happiness, hope and harmony of Kwanzaa!
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Rest in peace to the incredible poet and Black arts movement icon, Nikki Giovanni. She was 81 years old. Her book, “A Poetic Equation: Conversations Between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker” was published in 1974 by the Howard University Press, the first black university press
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The graduates of our largest school/college, The College of Arts and Sciences, are excited this morning. Congratulations!🔵🔴
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Thank you to @JordanPeele @Lupita_Nyongo and @Winston_Duke for a memorable screening of #UsMovie Which is in theaters now! See what all the excitement is about #UsAtHoward
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"When I dared to challenge the system that would relegate us to victims and stereotypes with no clear historical backgrounds, no hopes or talent. a different path opened up for me," @chadwickboseman said. "The path to my destiny."
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The time has come. Let's get it 𝙅𝙐𝙈𝙋𝙈𝙄𝙉 ' with 𝙅𝙐𝙈𝙋𝙈𝘼𝙉 #howardufootball #HowardxJumpman #STMDT #meacswacchallenge . @jumpman23 @HUBISONFOOTBALL
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The lovely Howard University Cheerleaders doing their thing!💙❤️ #BisonColors #CollegeColorsDay
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In honor of Black History Month, Howard is pleased to announce the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities. The chair will help foster vibrant & elevated creative work across the department. 🗞️ : 📸 : Timothy Greenfield-Sanders/@gettyimages
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