Beyond the Yard: Alumni and Donor Newsletter

Honoring Howard’s 158th anniversary

The 2025 Charter Day weekend celebration honors the 158th anniversary of the founding of Howard University, upholds our traditions, recognizes alumni achievements and successes and supports the future of our students through scholarships.

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

158th Charter Day Convocation

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Charter Day Dinner

Bison return December 6-8 to Art Basel Miami Beach where works from students of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts will be showcased, culminating in a party to engage alumni in Miami.

Since 1964, the Howard University Alumni Association has provided 60 years of service to graduates around the globe. Today, HUAA has 55 active alumni clubs in the United States and Canada and four continents.

Join us December 3 to fuel the future of our brilliant students! Make an impact and support any area of the University during this special worldwide day of giving. Let’s uplift Howard to maximum strength.

The class raised $120,053.77 for its endowment fund for Baby Bison scholarships, picking up the challenge from the Class of 2003, which raised $49,970.72 for its endowment fund.

In the early 1970s, a cohort of first-year students in Wheatley Hall founded a sisterhood that has lasted for more than five decades. The third-floor Wheatley Divas came to Howard seeking that something extra HBCUs provide.