Howard University

The Howard University is a historically African-American, private university in Washington, DC, in the United States.

History

Originally conceived as a theological school in 1866, the University Charter was passed by Congress and subsequently approved by President Andrew Johnson on March 2, 1867. It was in the Charter referred to as " university for the education of youth in the humanities and natural sciences." It is the only Historic Black Colleges and Universities, which has received this award. Was named after Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War General, the Commissioner of the Freedmen 's Bureau, the Institute since its inception was required to hold graduate and professional training in sharp contrast to most other black postsecondary institutions of the time. In 1879, Congress passed a special law for the maintenance of the university. The Charter was amended in 1928 to authorize an annual grant of federal funds for the construction, development, improvement and maintenance of the University.

In 1872 graduated from the first black woman lawyer Charlotte E. Ray, the Faculty of Law. She was also the first woman to practice as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Among the academic departments (Academic Divisions ) include the colleges or schools of arts and sciences, business, communication, dentistry, theology, education, engineering, architecture and computer science, law, medicine, pharmacy, nursing and allied health sciences and social work. There is also a graduate school.

Across the campus following fraternities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (1908), Omega Psi Phi Fraternity (1911 ) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (1913 ), Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity ( 1914) and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority (1920).

Currently (as of autumn 2009) are enrolled 10,733 students here.

Belonging to the University Moorland - Spingarn Research Center is one of the largest documentation centers for African-American history and culture and was established in 1930.

The sports teams at Howard University are the bison. The university is a member of the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference.

President

Famous graduates

Nobel Laureate

  • Ralph Bunche, politician, a longtime member of the United Nations. Nobel Peace Prize 1950
  • Toni Morrison, writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 1993

Art, media, music and literature

Law, the sciences, politics and society

  • David Dinkins, the first African American mayor of New York City
  • Cheddi Jagan, President of Guyana
  • Frank M. Snowden, Jr., Professor of Ancient History
  • George Ehusani, Nigerian, Catholic priest
  • Thurgood Marshall, the first African American judge in the United States Supreme Court
  • Gregory Meeks, politician ( U.S. House of Representatives )
  • Kwame Ture, activist, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( SNCC ), original name Stokely Carmichael
  • Douglas Wilder, the first African American U.S. governor, mayor of Richmond ( Virginia)
  • Harris Wofford, lawyer, civil rights activist, adviser to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King
  • Andrew Young, the first African American ambassador to the UN, former Mayor of Atlanta
  • Walter Washington, the first elected mayor of Washington, DC

Sports

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