Howard University ADVANCE-IT

Please consider joining and spreading the word about this Thursday’s student debt webinar.

We ALL either have or know someone who has student loans back in repayment status who would benefit from the practical, actionable advice we’ll be sharing on Thursday.

If you’re open to it, please share this event with your social networks (including relevant groups you're a part of).

(And yes, the webinar will be recorded and shared with registrants after the event, for those who will be at work during this time.)

The registration link to include in your post is https://act.aauw.org/loans-due. Thank you in advance for spreading the word to your networks!

Please join us in congratulating the newly elected Executive Board for the Charlotte Chapter, especially Erica Gipson as our new President!

And thank you to the 2020-2022 Board for your service. We appreciate you!

Celebrating the life and legacy of actor and Howard University alumnus Chadwick Boseman, who died on this date in 2020. Here the beloved actor is pictured at his alma mater in 2018 where he delivered the commencement address. We love and miss you Chadwick!

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Today, we remember our brilliant son, Chadwick A. Boseman, and the glorious legacy he left behind. You forever remain in the hearts of the Howard community.

Ayanna Howard Named 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer Howard made contributions to the development of accessible human-robotic systems and artificial intelligence, and to broadening participation in computing.

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The Black Girl Freedom Fund The Black Girl Freedom Fund is an unprecedented effort that calls for an investment of $1 billion over the next decade to make that happen.

Black Military Women from World War II Get Their Long-Overdue Honor Did you know that after their service had ended in 1945, the Black women in World War II were disbanded unceremoniously without any official recognition?

For The First Time In History, Harvard Has Four Black Women Faculty Deans All photos via: The Harvard Crimson For the first time in Harvard University’s history, four of its schools are led by Black women, reports The Harvard Crimson. In August 2018, Professor Claudine Gay became the latest string of Black women to be appointed to dean positions at the university. Her r...

For the first time, mathematics' most prestigious prize has been awarded to a woman, Karen Uhlenbeck

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Howard University Professor Announced as President-elect of Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society WASHINGTON (February 28, 2019) – Howard University Professor Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D., the first tenure female faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently chosen to serve as President-elect of Sigma Xi, a national scientific research honor society.