Howard University

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Howard University is a renowned historically Black private research university known for its significant contributions to African American education, culture, and leadership.


Statements (59)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historically Black university
nonprofit organization
private research university
accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education
affiliation Thurgood Marshall College Fund (historical collaboration, not member)
athleticsAffiliation NCAA Division I
athleticsConference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
campusType urban campus
city Washington, D.C.
colors blue
white
country United States
founded 1867
founder Oliver Otis Howard
governingBody Howard University Board of Trustees
hasAcademicStaff faculty
hasAlumni Andrew Young
Chadwick Boseman
Kamala Harris
Phylicia Rashad
Stokely Carmichael
Thurgood Marshall
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
hasLibrary Founders Library
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
hasPresident Ben Vinson III
hasSchool Howard University College of Arts and Sciences
Howard University College of Dentistry
Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture
Howard University College of Medicine
Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Howard University College of Pharmacy
Howard University School of Business
Howard University School of Communications
Howard University School of Law
Howard University School of Social Work
knownFor African American education
civil rights leadership
contributions to African American culture
producing Black professionals
research on issues affecting the African diaspora
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mascot Bison
mission education of African Americans and other underserved communities
motto Veritas et Utilitas
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Truth and Service
namedAfter Oliver Otis Howard
notableProgram Howard University College of Medicine medical training for Black physicians
Howard University School of Law civil rights legacy
offersDegree bachelor's degree
doctoral degree
master's degree
professional degree
religiousAffiliation nonsectarian
type HBCU
private university
research university

Referenced by (67)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Amiri Baraka
Andrew Young
Benjamin Hooks
Bradford Young
Chadwick Boseman
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
Debbie Allen
Diane Nash
Houston A. Baker Jr.
Isabel Wilkerson
James Farmer
Kamala Harris
P. Diddy
Phylicia Rashad
Stokely Carmichael
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Taraji P. Henson
Thurgood Marshall ("Howard University School of Law")
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
educatedAt
Howard University ("Howard University College of Arts and Sciences")
Howard University ("Howard University College of Medicine")
Howard University ("Howard University School of Business")
Howard University ("Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture")
Howard University ("Howard University School of Communications")
Howard University ("Howard University College of Dentistry")
Howard University ("Howard University College of Pharmacy")
Howard University ("Howard University School of Social Work")
Howard University ("Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences")
hasSchool
Alain Locke
Ben Vinson III
Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University
Phylicia Rashad ("Howard University College of Fine Arts")
Ralph Bunche
employer
Ben Vinson III
Dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University
Founders Library
affiliation
Bison ("Howard University athletics")
Founders Library ("Howard University Libraries system")
Veritas et Utilitas
associatedWith
Chadwick Boseman
Phylicia Rashad ("Howard University College of Fine Arts")
almaMater
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
hasMember
Truth and Service
Veritas et Utilitas
mottoOf
Griffith Stadium
Shaw–Howard University station ("Howard University campus")
near
Howard University School of Law
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
partOf
Founders Library ("Howard University main campus")
campus
Northwest Washington, D.C.
contains
Howard University School of Law
foundedBy
Howard University ("Howard University Board of Trustees")
governingBody
Washington, D.C.
hasMajorUniversity
Federal Security Agency ("Howard University (federal supervision)")
hasPart
Ben Vinson III
isLeaderOf
Bison
isOfficialMascotOf
Founders Library
locatedIn
Shaw–Howard University station
namedAfter
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
operatedBy
Howard University School of Law
parentOrganization
Bison
represents
Shaw–Howard University station
serves
Green Line (Washington Metro)
servesInstitution
Ralph Bunche
taughtAt

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