Howard University was established in 1867 in Washington, D.C. as a theological school for training African American ministers after the Civil War. It was founded by the Freedmen's Bureau, which was created by President Abraham Lincoln to assist freed slaves, and was named after Oliver Otis Howard, the commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. Howard University opened with five students and trained most African American physicians in the U.S. until the 1960s. It has produced many notable firsts and leaders, including the first African American Rhodes Scholar and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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2. Howard University was established in 1867 ( after the Civil War) Why was the University established? As a result of the Freedman’s Bureau and the goal of the Bureau to address the challenges of the recently freed slaves. Commissioner of the Freedman Bureau at the time: General Oliver Otis Howard

4. The charter for Howard University was to incorporate the following departments: Normal and Preparatory , collegiate, theological, medicine, law and agriculture May 1, 1867 Howard University opened with five students

5. Howard’s campus 1868

6. From Howard’s founding in the 1860’s until the 1960’s, Howard University and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN trained most of the African-American Physicians in the nation. In 1910, the Flexner Report set new and higher standards for the training of physicians based on the John s Hopkins University model of medical education.

7. Howard’ University’s Role in American History First African American Rhodes Scholar Alain Locke also instrumental in the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance First African American Nobel Peace Prize Ralph Bunche First African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States Thurgood Marshall Current Mayor of the District of Columbia Adrian Fenty Graduate of the Howard University School of Law

8. Howard University Notables Dr. Sarah Garland Jones, Class of 1893, first African-American and female to receive certification to practice medicine by the Virginia State Board of Medicine. Both her and husband started a hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Hospital evolved to the Richmond Community Hospital. President James A. Garfield was shot at Washington’s Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station on July 2, 1881. Dr. Charles Purvis treated the President at the scene. President Garfield died from his wounds 81 days later and became the second US President to be assassinated.

9. In 1863 the Hospital ‘s name was changed to Freedman’s Hospital; In 1869 the name was changed to Freedmen’s hospital

10. The above Founder’s Building is home to the Founder’s Library and the Moorland Spingarn Research Center. It is a National Historic Landmark

11. This building is the Freedmen Building which is home to the John H. Johnson School of Communication.

12. The University has 15 past Presidents with the first one named Charles B. Boynton Our current 16 th President is Dr. Sidney Ribeau

13. Fraternities and sororities founded at Howard University: Alpha Kappa Alpha (1908) Omega Psi Phi (1911) Delta Sigma Theta (1913) Phi Beta Sigma (1914) Zeta Phi Beta (1920)

14. Why Should I Consider Howard to further my Education?

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