Howard University, known as HU or Howard, is a private, federally chartered and and historically black university, and one of the top 110 colleges in the nation. It is located in the urban setting of Washington, D.C. and its motto is “Veritas et Utilitas” or "Truth and Service.” Established in 1867, Howard now has 13 colleges and schools, and sits on more than 89 acres of land. The school’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is home to one of the largest collections of documents on the culture and history of people living in Africa, as well as around the world. Alumni include Rhodes and Fulbright Scholars and 10 Pickering Fellows. Notable alumni include Sean “Diddy” Combs, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, actress Taraji P. Henson, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, novelist Toni Morrison, actor Chadwick Boseman, author Zora Neale Hurston and actor Anthony Anderson. The school’s colors are red, white and blue, its mascot is the Bison and its team nicknames are Bison and Lady Bison. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division I – MEAC and varsity sports offered there include men’s soccer, basketball, tennis and swimming, and women’s soccer, basketball, tennis, lacrosse and volleyball.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. Washington is the principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 6,131,977. More from Wikipedia...
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