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Oct 9, 2025

Howard Graduate Student Awarded RWJF’s Health Policy Research Scholars Fellowship to Explore How Systemic Inequities Lead to Trauma

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Oct 7, 2025

Authors and Artists Tell ‘The Story of Us’ at International Black Writers Festival
Sep 24, 2025

U.S. News and World Report Names Howard University as the Top School in the DMV for Social Mobility
Sep 17, 2025

Howard University Researcher Investigates the Future of AI Jobs with NSF-Funded Project
Sep 15, 2025

Howard University Architecture Lecturer Yiselle Santos Rivera Elected to AIA Board of Directors

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It’s time to Back The Yard!

Learn how to show your support for this year's Back the Yard campaign.

Category: Giving, Giving Challenges, Homecoming

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Shavonne Holman’s 1942 Lounge builds community

Shavonne Holman is a proud Howard graduate, first-generation entrepreneur, member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and co-owner of 1942 Lounge. Located on U Street, 1942 Lounge is more than just a place to dine and celebrate.

Category: Alumni Spotlights, Beyond the Yard, October 2025 Newsletter

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Shantrelle Lewis says Black dandyism isn’t fashion

Shantrelle P. Lewis, arguably the foremost scholar and expert on contemporary Black dandyism, says the colorful and flamboyant garb represents the wearer’s heritage, confidence, and demand to reject society’s preconceptions and be known on one’s own terms.

Category: Alumni Spotlights, Beyond the Yard, October 2025 Newsletter, Fine Arts

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Planned Giving 101: Debunking myths to create your Howard legacy

Planned gifts support Howard University’s programs, schools and colleges, scholarships, and more, and allow the donor to leave an indelible legacy. Have you considered a planned gift, but prevailing myths hold you back? Let’s debunk some of them now.

Category: Beyond the Yard, October 2025 Newsletter, Giving

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Back to School campaign needs you

Our freshman class of 2,745 students have arrived from 47 states and 34 countries, and they are counting on us more than ever. The Back to School campaign lets you invest in their future by ensuring they get a good academic start now.

Category: Beyond the Yard, October 2025 Newsletter, Giving, Giving Challenges

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International Black Writers Festival returns

Bigger than before, the IBWF extended over three days! With the theme “The Story of Us,” the event exalted Black literature and storytelling with panel discussions, performances, readings and a book fair on The Yard.

Category: Beyond the Yard, October 2025 Newsletter, Hilltop Highlights

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‘Temples’ shows Gordon Parks’ religious photos

The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center presents “Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival: Gordon Parks and Black Religious Life,” a curated selection of photos and other materials from the famed photographer, journalist, author, novelist, composer and film director.

Category: Beyond the Yard, October 2025 Newsletter, Hilltop Highlights

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Lavender Fund celebrates decade of impact

Christopher Cross, PhD, founded the Lavender Fund in 2015, the first officially recognized university wide LGBT fundraiser in HBCU history. A decade later, the fund has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to Howard students and continues to grow in reach.

Category: Beyond the Yard, Featured Stories, October 2025 Newsletter, Giving, Homecoming

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Howard Homecoming Is One of One

Events during weekend amplify theme Howard University proudly welcomes alumni, students, families, friends and the community to celebrate One of One — the theme of Homecoming 2025. It’s more than a phrase; it is a testament of Howard’s incomparable legacy of excellence, innovation and leadership.

Category: Beyond the Yard, Featured Stories, October 2025 Newsletter, Homecoming

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