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Dean Dana Williams at MLK event with Ayesha Rascoe
Jul 3, 2025

Inside Dean Dana Williams’ “Toni at Random” Book Launch at MLK Library

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Jun 23, 2025

Howard University College of Medicine Dean Hayes Dixon Installed as American Pediatric Surgical Association President
Jun 6, 2025

Howard Alumni Shine at the 2025 Tony Awards: “Purpose,” Directed by Dean Emerita Phylicia Rashad, Wins “Outstanding Broadway Play”

Jun 3, 2025

Howard University Elevates Kery Davis to Vice President of Athletics

May 15, 2025

Dr. Tonija Hope and Justin Hansford Among Howard Employees and Alumni Named in Washingtonian Magazine’s ‘Most Influential’ of 2025

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Howard Manor: Brand-new Bison living one block from campus

Beautifully renovated, never-before-lived-in studios, 1-bedrooms, and 2-bedrooms are leasing now. Alumni who qualify can lock in rents far below Ward 1 market rates while living steps from the Georgia Avenue–Petworth Metro and The Yard.

Category: Beyond the Yard, July 2025 Newsletter

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Home team advantage: Alumni coaches invest in the next generation

Howard athletes juggle intense training schedules and academics with the help of coaches who lead with intention. When alumni return to inspire and uplift, they spark a powerful legacy of pride, mentorship and Black excellence.

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

Ida Rose

Ida Rose, DDS, gives to Howard because Howard gave to her

For Ida Rose, DDS, the inspiration to create an endowed scholarship for pediatric dentistry students at Howard University came through prayer and fasting during a troubled time. Now, she’s leaving a legacy for future dentists.

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

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Drummond moves from design student to dynamic studio founder

Meet Jimmie J. Drummond III — a Howard alum and renowned designer curating dynamic, thoughtful and immersive spaces across the greater Washington, D.C., area. From founding his own studio to educating future creatives, his journey is rooted in culture, community and bold design.

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

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Golden reunion class sets $1 million fundraising goal

The Class of 1975, which processed during 2025 Commencement Convocation, has raised more than $607 million of its $1 million goal. Recognized during the Honor Roll Golden Luncheon during Commencement weekend, the class campaign continues through December 31.

Category: Beyond the Yard, Featured Stories, July 2025 Newsletter, Giving

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Black, White, Colored

by Lauretta Malloy and LeeAnét Noble An absorbing investigation into a little-known historical tragedy—an insurrection at the turn of the twentieth century which upended post-Reconstruction gains made by Black residents in a small North Carolina town.

Category: Bison Bookshelf

The Message

by Ta-Nehisi Coates In a three-part story that takes place in Senegal, South Carolina, and Palestine, Coates discusses the importance of a storyteller’s undying, healthy relationship to the truth.

Category: Bison Bookshelf

Sh+aguar, The Night Huntress

by Sandhi Smalls Santini (B.A. '79) In a race to save humanity, Kitt Kougar, a woman who becomes infused with the DNA of a “melanistic jaguar,” takes on life saving responsibilities.

Category: Bison Bookshelf

When the Red Ball Express Came Home

by Rev. Cleven L. Jones, Sr. (B. DIV. ’76) A fictional account of the hardships, friendships, and lessons of Black soldiers who fought tyranny and racism during World War II.

Category: Bison Bookshelf

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