Howard University
Washington, DC
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President
Ben Vinson III, PhD
- President
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Administration
Ben Vinson III, Ph.D.
- President
Anthony K. Wutoh, Ph.D., R.Ph.
- Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Rashad Young
- Senior Vice President for Administration and Chief Administrative Officer
Cynthia Evers, Ph.D.
- Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Karol K. Gray
- Interim Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Jones, Ph.D.
- Senior Vice President of Research
Hugh Mighty, M.D.
- Senior Vice President of Health Affairs
Florence W. Prioleau, Esq.
- Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Allison Bryant, Ph.D.
- Vice President of Corporate Relations
Princess Gamble
- Vice President and Interim Chief Development Officer
Warren Petty, Ed.D.
- Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Lydia G. Sermons
- Vice President of Communications and Chief Communications Officer
Christie L. Taylor
- Secretary, Board of Trustees
Odalys Diaz Piñeiro, Ed.D.
- Chief of Staff
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Ph.D.
- Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives
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Board
Leslie D. Hale
- Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - President and Chief Executive Officer, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)
Ben Vinson III, Ph.D.
- Howard University President
Mark A. L. Mason
- Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup
Minnie V. Baylor-Henry
- President, B-Henry and Associates LLC
Richard Besser, MD
- President & CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Chris Carr
- Former COO, Sweetgreen Inc.
Donald B. Christian
- PricewaterhouseCoopers US East Region Advisory Leader
Arne Duncan
- Managing Partner at Emerson Collective
Godfrey Gill
- Managing Director Capital & Partner Solutions Group, Vista Equity Partners
Michele V. Hagans
- President and CEO, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
Lena Hill, Ph.D.
- Provost and Professor of English and Africana Studies at Washington and Lee University
Danette G. Howard, Ph.D.
- Global Director of Education and Corporate Responsibility at Cummins, Inc. and Cummins Foundation
Marc S. Lampkin, J.D.
- Shareholder Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck
Kevin E. Lofton
- Lead Independent Director, Gilead
Depelsha McGruder
- Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer of the Ford Foundation
Laurence C. Morse, Ph.D.
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners
James J. Murren
- American Businessman, Crisis Response Specialist
Carol Quillen, Ph.D.
- 10th President and CEO National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC.
Hilary Rosen
- Public Affairs Executive and CNN Political Analyst
Shelley Stewart Jr.
- Managing Partner, BottomLine Advisory, LLC
Bruce E. Thompson
- President, Hospitality Development Company Group
Christopher J. Tyson
- President, National Community Stabilization Trust
Chris Washington
- DJ & Grassroots Marketing Consultant, Asst. Athletic Director, and Varsity Coach
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Rankings
- National Universities: #86
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities: #2
- Best Value Schools: #120
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #90
- Economics: #114
- Best Colleges for Veterans: #155
- Best Undergraduate Teaching: #21
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #12 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: Howard University
- Accrediting Organization: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1921-01-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2021-01-01
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2027-01-01
Strategic Goals
- Increase revenue to ensure HU’s financial sustainability
- Position HU to be a premier destination for undergrad, graduate, and professional students
- Establish a continuous improvement process for organizational procedures and services
- Advance our Capital and Campus Master Plan
- Increase the national and international visibility of HU
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour: (No data available)
- Annual Security And Safety: (No data available)
- Peer Institution
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