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THE
HOWARD
UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE
SCHOOL
50
YEARS OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION:
1958-2008
The Howard University Graduate School has
launched a year-long celebration saluting 50
years of doctoral education: 1958-2008. These
events afford the University an opportunity to
commemorate its
accomplishments and to envision future
aspirations in doctoral education. In 50 short
years, Howard has made a meteoric rise in
American higher education, advancing from the
awarding of the first Ph.D. in 1958 to become a
top national research University today,
granting nearly 100 degrees annually in 28
doctoral programs. The annual production of
doctoral degree recipients and annual grant
acquisitions place the University among the top
echelon of higher education as classified by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching. Today, within its highly diverse
graduate student body,
Howard University is the largest
on-campus producer of African-American Ph.D.
recipients in the United States . Our
outstanding leadership in higher education is
evidenced by our global presence.
In many ways, the Doctor of Philosophy degree is
the centerpiece of a research university. This
is especially true of Howard, which remains
focused on addressing many of the issues that
face its primary constituencies, our nation and
the world, chiefly through the research work of
its doctoral programs and doctoral recipients.
During this Golden Anniversary year, special
lectures, fundraising activities, and other
events will explore previous and continuous
efforts of the University
through a committed cadre of
scholars/professors, alumni and students. We
remain true to our expanding mission as a
leading university in doctoral education.
Past Events
“E. Franklin
Frazier's Influential Contributions to the Study
of Race in American Life: Social Theory,
Research and Praxis,” lecture by Walter Allen,
Ph.D., Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher
Education, Graduate School of Education and
Information Studies,
UCLA, April 23,
2008, 3:00 p.m., Howard University
Library, Browsing Room
Annual Hooding
Ceremony and Salute to
Howard University Doctoral, Master’s, and
Certificate Program Candidates, with A Special
Tribute to the 50th Ph.D. Anniversary Class of
2008, and Special Acknowledgments of 50th
Anniversary Fellows, Ph.D. Mentors, Alumni, and
Special Guests; May 8,
2008, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Upcoming
Events
Legacy
Research Symposium on the evolving role of
Howard University
as a research university: Fall 2008.
Tribute to
E. Everett Just and other Exemplary Faculty
Members of the Early Years: Fall 2008.
Howard
University and the Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines: 50
Years of Progress.
Plans for other
disciplinary symposia and events are underway
and will be communicated to the university
community as they are finalized. For further
information on 50th Anniversary
Events, contact
Gwendolyn S. Bethea,
202-806-6156/6800,
gbethea@howard.edu,
www.gs.howard.edu
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