HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Howard is a private, federally chartered historical black university in Washington. it named after a civil war hero, General Oliver Otis Howard. It is referred by Dele Carnegie foundation as a research university with highly resourceful research activities accredited by middle states commission on higher education.
Right from on set, Howard is non-segmentation and opens to all sexes and races around the world. It offers more than 120 professional degree courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The college was established in March 2, 1867, and much of its early funding came from endowment, private benefaction and tuition. By history, it is shortly after the end of the American civil war, that the first congregational society of Washington considered to establish a theological seminary for the education of African – American clergymen, this resulting to the emergency of Howard; the president of the university from 1869 – 1874.
From 20th to 21st century, an annual administered by the U.S department of education, funds Howard University and Howard university hospital and therefore, after five years of its establishment, Howard became the place of education for over 150,000 freed slaves.
The university is led by a board of Trustees that comprise faculty trustees from the undergraduate colleges, a faculty trustee from the graduate and professional colleges serving 3 year terms, and three alumni elected trustees, each serving 3 year terms.
Howard is one of the top five largest historically black university (HBCU) in the nation with about 10,000 students across the faculties.
Four Rhodes scholars, marshal scholar, two Truman scholars, twenty two Fulbright scholars and ten Pickering fellows have been produced by the institution over its establishment from 1867.
There are more than 200 student organizations and special interest groups in the Howard campus. Among the notable Greek letter organizations registered at Howard are, Iota Phi Lambda, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Phi Omega, Gamma Sigma Sigma, and Phi Alpha Delta among others.
The institution is selective when comes to offering of admission. In 2018 the incoming freshman applicants fell into about 20,946 and only 6,616 were accepted into the school.
Major improvement and changes sprang up at the school at the aftermath of World War 1, as new buildings were built under the direction of architect Albert Cassel.
Radio and television stations are home by the institution, the WHUR – FM 96.3, which is also known as Howard university radio is alongside WHUT – TV disseminate broadcast news within and outside the university campus.
In conclusion, the school gained national attention when students rose up in the protest against the appointment of the then republican national committee chairman Lee Atwater as an new member of the university’s board of trustees in 1989.
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