Presidential Statements 2022-2023
Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023
In his acclaimed “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cautioned us all: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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Yesterday, yet another police department released yet another heartbreaking video of a life senselessly taken by its law enforcement, this time in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
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Yesterday, yet another police department released yet another heartbreaking video of a life senselessly taken by its law enforcement, this time in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
Read More about Statement on the Murder of Tyre NicholsContemporary Education
Contemporary is simply defined as current or modern, and so that leaves me to question what the opposite of a contemporary education might be. Something outmoded and obsolete? As a practicing surgeon, I am trying to imagine the logic behind suggesting we operate on patients in the same way we did when the original Freedman’s Hospital opened, despite the advancements in medical technology in the 161 years since.
Read More about Contemporary EducationDean Phylicia Rashad appointed inaugural holder of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities
Today we announce the appointment of Phylicia Rashad, Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, as the inaugural holder of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities.
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As we prepare for the annual observance of Presidents Day, it is not lost on me that the holiday sometimes underscores an understandably fraught relationship with our community and other communities of color.
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As we prepare for the annual observance of Presidents Day, it is not lost on me that the holiday sometimes underscores an understandably fraught relationship with our community and other communities of color.
Read More about Presidents Day 2023Howard Supports UDC
I am proud to announce the launch of a unique new partnership between Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC).
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I am proud to announce the launch of a unique new partnership between Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC).
Read More about Howard Supports UDCCelebrating Black History Month 2023
It is imperative moving forward that we take a fuller stand and be bold that Black history is American history, too, and I am grateful that Howard University lives at the forefront of that movement.
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