Howard University Archives

Prof Ben Vinson III Becomes Head of Howard University in Washington DC

Posted By: adminon: May 08, 2023In: BookspaceTags: Colonial Mexico, Harvard University, History, Howard University, Kamala Harris, Washington DCNo CommentsViews:

The two sound similar but each has its pedigree. Howard University in Washington DC sounds similar to Harvard University but Howard speaks to a more sensitive ancestry or symbolism in that c... Read more

Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu’s Bombshell of a Book

Posted By: adminon: May 10, 2019In: BookspaceTags: African Studies, Howard University, IDRC, International RelationsNo CommentsViews:

In the aftermath of the Cold War, a leading European scholar of International Relations asked students and teachers of the discipline to imagine what the structure of the discipline would lo... Read more

Excellence as a Narrative of Nigeria in Nkechinyere Chidi-Ogbolu Doctoral Candidature at 18

Posted By: adminon: June 03, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Howard University, PhD, Professor Paul Ullrich, UC-DavisNo CommentsViews:

Even in the US, not many are done with a First Degree at 16. So, for a migrant from Nigeria to weather the culture shock, acclimatize and get on to graduating at 16 is some achievement. And... Read more

My President Was Black

Posted By: adminon: December 22, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Black and beautiful, Black colleges, Edgar Hoover, Howard University, Integrationists, Michael Flynn, Obama presidency, Serena WilliamsNo CommentsViews:

My President Was Black, (Part 6) A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next For those who have followed the serialization of this pi... Read more