Howard University News

As high school and college seniors participate in their commencement ceremonies, a long list of distinguished speakers will be sharing their gems of wisdom to the new graduates.

Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrat Benjie E. Wimberly to create a specialty license plate for the fraternal organization, Omega Psi Phi was released today by the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.

Gwen-Marie Moolenaar, Ph.D., a 1962 graduate of the College of St. Elizabeth and the first black woman to receive a doctorate degree in neurophysiology in the United States will be the speaker at Saturday's commencement ceremony, one of three happening in northern New Jersey today.

Student enrollment at the nation's 105 historically black colleges and universities has become increasingly diverse, while the institutions continue to face challenges in graduation rates, fund-raising, and other areas, according to a report by a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

Nicola Black-Singleton will be the guest speaker at the observance of "May is Mental Health Month" at Union Baptist Church on Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 a.m. This community-wide Ecumenical Emotional Wellness service will address the challenges and triumphs experienced by persons with mental illness.

Researcher Jarrod Burks conducts the ground-penetrating radar study at Walter C. Pierce Park in Adams Morgan to determine the layout of the Civil War-era African American cemetery buried beneath the park.

Rahway High School AP English Language and Literature teacher JoAnn Bertelo glowing at hearing of the internship adventures of former student Emmilyne Victor.

The following is a guest commentary by Ramona H. Edelin, executive director of the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools The D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools held its third annual STARS Tribute Gala on May 9, to celebrate the successes of the 43 percent of District public school students who are educated at public charter schools ... (more)

Eve J. Higginbotham, SM, MD, has been named the first Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , effective August 1, 2013.

Abstract: Darker skin differs from white skin in presentation, a tendency toward pronounced scarring, and pathophysiology of skin diseases common to those with skin of color.

PETER LLOYD: In the 1860s the US capital was a major destination for freed slaves and within a century Washington had an African American majority.

According to NBC News , former president Bill Clinton not only received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Howard University in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 11, 2013, but he also delivered the commencement address.

The Senate's Gang of Eight have put together an 844-page monstrosity known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, legislation that President Obama says he "basically approves" of.

Jena Roscoe serves as First Senior Vice President and Chief of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Operation HOPE.

The Department of Education joined millions across the country this week to celebrate teachers for their dedication and hard work, but also to listen to teachers on how the ED can help them in improving our schools and the teaching profession.

Former president Bill Clinton advised Howard University graduates on Saturday to choose a profession they love, help others and persevere when life doesn't go their way.

"It turns out that creative cooperation works better than constant conflict, and we forget that at our peril," President Bill Clinton said during a commencement address at Howard University on Saturday, reminding the graduates, "You can't share the future unless you share the responsibility for building it." Honoring the National Association of ... (more)

Mom's house, prom night and a commencement at Howard University will be among this weekend's top travel destinations.

Fix the Debt did a dance flash mob in Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D.C., around noon on Friday.

New York City College of Technology will mark the annual rite of passage for graduating students at its 73rd Commencement Exercises on Tuesday, June 4, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at Jacob Javits Center North, 40th Street at 11th Avenue, Manhattan.