Dr. Joseph Harris, Distinguished Professor of History and Director, South African Research and Archival Project, will deliver the 50th Ph.D. Anniversary Research Day Lecture on April 2, 2008 at 12:00 noon in the Blackburn Center Ballroom.  The lecture is a special feature of the Graduate School’s annual University-wide Research and Honors Day. This year it will be one of the major activities of the School’s year-long celebration of 50 years of granting the doctoral degree. Other celebration activities will include the 50th Ph.D. Celebration Hood Presentation Ceremony on May 8, 2008, including a special guest speaker, along with seminars and lectures on the legacy, present and future of doctoral education at Howard. Soon, the Graduate School will announce the recipients of  commemorative Graduate Assistantships and other financial awards to doctoral students.

In addition to the lecture on Research Day, awards will be presented to faculty for top Ph.D. production, exemplary mentorship, and most grant acquisitions. Students will receive awards for the best research presentations. For further information on Research Day, contact Dr. Anita Nahal, 202-806-7887, anahal@howard.edu.  For more information on the 50th Ph.D. Anniversary activities, contact Gwendolyn S. Bethea, 202-806-6156/6800, gbethea@howard.edu.