Howard University has launched a national search for its 19th president, according to HBCU Gameday. The process will invite members of the university community to help shape the leadership profile for the institution’s next president.
Students, faculty, staff and alumni are being included in the effort. Their participation places the university community at the center of defining the qualities and priorities it wants reflected in the search for Howard’s next leader.
The announcement identifies the effort as a national search, but the summary does not provide additional details about the search timeline, the selection process or the candidates who may be considered. It also does not identify the current president or explain when the university expects to name its 19th president.
For an institution with a broad campus community, inviting input from students, faculty, staff and alumni creates a shared opportunity to contribute to the leadership profile. The summary does not specify how that input will be collected or how it will be used in the final selection process.
The search comes as Howard University looks toward its next presidential chapter. The number 19 identifies the position in the institution’s presidential succession, while the national scope signals that the search is being conducted beyond the university community. No further information about the search firm, finalists or decision-making body is included in the source summary.
The announcement also leaves open questions for the university community, including what qualities will define the leadership profile and how the perspectives of students, faculty, staff and alumni will be reflected. Those details are not provided in the available information.
Watch for additional information about how members of the Howard community can participate and how the leadership profile develops as the national search moves forward. The source summary does not provide a timetable or identify the next formal step.
Why this matters: Howard University’s search for its 19th president is being shaped, at least in part, through an invitation to students, faculty, staff and alumni. That gives members of the HBCU community an opportunity to contribute to the profile of the institution’s next leader, even though the available information does not yet explain how their input will affect the final decision.