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ABOUT US
In
accordance
with
the
mission
of
Howard
University,
the
College
of
Arts
and
Sciences
provides
its
students
with
an
undergraduate
education
grounded
in
the
quest
for
intellectual
freedom,
social
justice,
artistic
expression
and
pursuit
of
knowledge.
Ultimately,
the
programs
of
the
College
seek
to
encourage
the
development
of
critical
and
creative
thinking
in
both
the
scholarly
and
artistic
modes.
Solutions
to
human,
scientific
and
social
problems
are
achievable
through
the
liberal,
fine
and
performing
arts,
and
the
natural
and
social
sciences.
The
rich
variety
of
programs
offered
by
the
four
divisions
of
the
College
reflects
the
diversity
of
society-at-large.
With
diverse
curricula
and
degree
programs,
emphasis
on
synthesis
of
knowledge/learning
and
a
sense
of
responsibility
to
the
global
community,
the
College
of
Arts
and
Sciences
provides
a
haven
and
source
of
nurture
to
culturally
diverse
students
of
all
academic
pursuits.
Vision
The College of Arts and Sciences is the Flagship of Howard University. As such, it continues to sustain and enhance the quality of its teaching, research, and service. In addition to providing instruction in core courses to all undergraduate students at the University, the College addresses serious issues in society, especially those confronting people of African descent. This College fulfills its mission by:
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Improving the quality of teaching, research and service by the vigorous recruitment, support and retention of the best students, faculty and staff;
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Strengthening its efforts to create and synthesize knowledge for the betterment of humankind;
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Continuing to improve the quality of its programs that prepare students for purposeful lives, responsible citizenship, and leadership demands in a rapidly changing world;
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Nurturing mutually beneficial relationships and building new ones with the community, governmental agencies, alumni/ae, as well as the public and private sectors; and
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Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the administrative delivery of services that support the College's mission.
At the very heart of
a premier
university…
While Howard
University is
recognized worldwide
as a premier,
comprehensive
research university,
at the very heart of
this great
university is the
College of Arts and
Sciences. In fact,
the College of Arts
and Sciences is the
oldest and the
largest of the
University’s 12
schools and
colleges. Its
predecessor was
founded in the
second year of the
university’s
existence, and today
it enrolls some 3000
students, making it
the most popular
choice among
Howard’s
undergraduates.
The College of Arts
and Sciences is a
learning community.
Steeped in proud
tradition, but
energized with an
inspired focus on
the future, the
College of Arts and
Sciences is an
institution of
opportunity. At the
College of arts and
sciences, this
learning community
is created by
dedicated and
inspired teaching by
some of the nation’s
greatest faculty.
But the College is
sustained by equally
great students –
indeed they have
proven to be some of
the brightest
students in the
nation – whose
expectations for
intellectual
achievement set the
standard for
academic
performance.
Opportunity abounds...
In the College’s
four divisions of
fine arts,
humanities, natural
sciences, and social
sciences and its 21
degree programs. The
rigors of the
classroom are
complemented by an
array of leadership
opportunities in
extracurricular
activities.
More than 200
students enroll in
the College’s honors
program. Admission
to the program is by
invitation only, and
it is an intense
curriculum of
scholarship and
research that
culminates in a
senior thesis.
Excellence and
constant improvement
of the curriculum
and teaching are the
standards, and all
facets of the
College’s degree
programs are
evaluated on a
continual basis by
internal and
external evaluators.
Moreover, the
College plans to
build a new teaching
and learning center
that will provide
even more
opportunities for
students and faculty
to advance their
field of knowledge.
While the level of
scholarship at the
College is second to
none, it is also
known as a place
where young people
who have potential,
but who have not had
the opportunity to
develop that
potential, are given
the support and
mentoring to succeed
and excel in their
studies. They also
learn the importance
of integrity and
high ethical values.
Walking in the
footsteps of giants.
The students and
faculty have the
privilege of
studying and
learning on a compus
where every day they
have the experience
of walking in the
footsteps of the
giants of African
American culture and
history who have
proceeded them at
the capstone – as
Howard University
has been
traditionally
called.
Students at the
College come to know
and recognize the
names and the
world-renowned
achievements of
historic figures
such as Alain Locke,
Sterling Brown, John
Hope Franklin, Ralph
Bunche, Arthur P.
Davis, Frank
Snowden, Herman
Branson, Kelly
Miller, Mercer
Cooke, E. Franklin
Frazier, David
Blackwell, Percy
Julian and Merze
Tate. And their
presence is still
felt and is still a
source of tremendous
inspiration.
They also learn
about the alumni of
the College who have
gone on to fame and
success – people
such as Debbie Allen
and her sister
Phylicia Rashad,
David Dinkins,
Edward Brooke,
Andrew Young, Jessye
Norman, Frank
Savage, H. Patrick
Swygert, Mary
Frances Berry,
Haynes Walton and
Shirley Franklin.
The future is
theirs.
The focus on
international
programs, and
cultures and
languages are
integrated into the
curriculum. Indeed,
the university has
partnered with the
U.S. State
Department, and the
College is
developing a new
degree program in
international
relations, which
will prepare
students for careers
in the foreign
service. And there
is a special
scholarship fund to
support students who
want to travel
abroad.
In the eyes of the
students, the future
is theirs for the
taking. Some of the
best professional
and graduate schools
in the nation and
the world select the
College’s students
for admission and
scholarships.
Graduates of the
College of arts and
sciences have been
admitted to Oxford
(on a Rhodes
scholarship),
Columbia, Standford,
Harvard, Duke,
California and
Howard.
“This is a place for
me.”
When students talk
about their
experience at the
Howard University
College of Arts and
Sciences, you hear
words like “I love
Howard,” or “Howard
is home,” or “The
best education in
the world.” They
also say that Howard
“helps them to learn
about myself and get
in touch with my own
culture.” They talk
about “being around
African American
teachers and fellow
students at the
highest level of
education.”
They recognize that
they are “building
on the legacy” of
Howard and have
become “a part of
something really
important.”
Students who come to
Howard get to
experience on the
most diverse
campuses in the
nation. Students and
faculty at the
College of Arts and
Sciences come from
everywhere in the
nation and the
world.
The Howard
University College
of Arts and Sciences
is truly
extraordinary |
