Celebrating the enduring lineage, powerful legacy, and inspiring leadership of Howard alumni shaping democracy. Jordan, Jr. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights. Groundbreaking political figure Michael Steele is the Gwendolyn S. He develops programming to illuminate the intracacies of politics, voting, policy making, and civil service. In , Steele made history when he became the first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland, making him the highest-ranking African American Republican elected to office and the only African American lieutenant governor in the nation at that time.
He was selected to serve as chair of the Republican National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a national political party, and was a founding member of the Republican Leadership Council. The book versions were instant 1 New York Times bestsellers. Her Project is now a six-part docuseries on Hulu. Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the Genius grant, a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Award three times.
Hannah-Jones is also the co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, which seeks to increase the number of investigative reporters and editors of color, and in she opened the Freedom School, a free, afterschool literacy program in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. Howard University professors Ivory A. Toldson, Ph. Fenwick, Ph. Howard is one of the world's most prestigious destinations for undergraduate education in a wide range of studies.
Offering a diverse suite of degrees and programs, our Graduate School prepares students to seek truth and knowledge in their academic endeavors.
Howard's professional programs are academically rich and provide the experiences that propel students to succeed in their careers. Ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines, Howard offers an array of programs that leverage the extraordinary interdisciplinary strengths of the entire University. Patricia Bath was an ophthalmologist, inventor, researcher, and humanitarian. Born in to parents who encouraged her interest in science, Dr.
