Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Campus was festive and the mood ebullient as Howard University formally inaugurated its 18th president, Dr. Ben Vinson III, on Saturday, November 4.

The University community and collegiate heads from across the country filed into Cramton Auditorium to coronate Howard’s new chief executive. Vinson’s colleagues from across academia lauded his leadership and expressed unbridled excitement about his capacity to elevate Howard to its next – and highest – levels.