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Howard to name College of Fine Arts in honor of late alumnus Chadwick Boseman
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Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman Commencement Speaker at alma mater Howard University (May 12th, 2018)
Call it coming full circle for the actor who was tapped to deliver the commencement address and receive the university s highest honor - an honorary doctorate degree.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Howard University has announced that the newly reestablished College of Fine Arts will be named in honor of late alumnus Chadwick Boseman, whose career as an actor, director, writer and producer inspired millions. When Chadwick Boseman returned to campus in 2018 to serve as our commencement speaker, he called Howard a magical place. During his visit, I announced our plans to reestablish the College of Fine Arts and he was filled with ideas and plans to support the effort in a powerful way, said President Wayne A. I. Frederick. Chadwick’s love for Howard University wa
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Howard University Names Law Library in Honor of Civil Rights Activist Vernon Jordan
/EIN News/ Washington, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today the Howard University Board of Trustees announces its unanimous decision, upon the recommendation of President Wayne A. I. Frederick, to name the Law School Library as the Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Law Library in honor of the proud and devoted Howard alumnus and Civil Rights icon.
“Vernon Jordan’s life embodied Howard’s motto of truth and service from his early beginnings as a lawyer to his work in the civil rights movement and later as an advisor to Presidents Reagan, Bush, Carter and most prominently as a friend and advisor to President Bill Clinton,” said President Wayne A. I. Frederick. “Mr. Jordan is the kind of person who never met a stranger and who enjoyed mentoring students to help them succeed. He often told a story about spending his summers in college working as a chauffeur for Mr. Robert Maddox, a former Mayo