Howard University Honors Chadwick Boseman by Renaming Its College of Fine Arts After Him
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Howard University is honoring the late Chadwick Boseman by renaming its newly reestablished College of Fine Arts after the actor. Chadwick graduated from Howard University in 2000 with a bachelor s degree of fine arts in directing, and his former professor, actress Phylicia Rashad, recently became the dean of the college. Howard University s College of Fine Arts will now be known as the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. The building will also be home to the Cathy Hughes School of Communications and the University s television and radio stations, WHUT-TV and WHUR 96.3 FM.
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Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.
The longtime performer and Tony Award winner, who role to cultural prominence as Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” graduated magna cum laude from Howard with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1970.
Provost Anthony K. Wutoh called the appointment a “full circle moment” and said in a statement that Rashad’s “passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for this role.”
Rashad’s return to campus represents a reemergence of the fine arts college; the College of Fine Arts was merged into the College of Arts and Sciences in the late 90s. Rashad, in a statement, said it was a “privilege” to play a role in “reestablishing the College of Fine Arts.”
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FILE - Phylicia Rashad arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2019. Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts. The longtime performer and Tony Award winner who role to cultural prominence as Clair Huxtable on âThe Cosby Showâ graduated magna cum laude from Howard with a bachelorâs in fine arts in 1970. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) May 12, 2021 - 3:46 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.