Howard University, in Washington, D.C., is the largest predominantly African American university in the United States. It is a private, coeducational institution made up of 12 schools and colleges and numerous research centers and institutes.
Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center houses a large collection of materials documenting the history of people of African descent. The university publishes the Journal of Negro Education and the Journal of Religious Thought. Special facilities include a commercial radio station, a public television station, and the Howard University Press. Howard also has one of the largest laser chemistry laboratories in the United States. The university was founded in 1867 to educate newly freed slaves and their descendants.
The university’s website at https://howard.edu/ offers additional information.
