Bison Community

Celebrating the People Who Shape the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

The strength of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts lives in its people. Our community is made up of artist-scholars, educators, administrators, and cultural innovators whose work reflects the highest levels of imagination, discipline, and creative inquiry.

Every day, faculty push the boundaries of their fields, students discover new artistic horizons, staff members sustain the College with care and expertise, and alumni carry Howard’s legacy of excellence into industries around the world.

This page is dedicated to highlighting those voices and honoring the individuals who make CABCoFA a vibrant, visionary, and ever-growing community. Explore the spotlights below to meet the people who continue to move our College forward.

Faculty Spotlights

Sydnea Lewis

Designing With Purpose: Sydnea Lewis on Sustainability, Clarity, and Creative Life Beyond the Hustle

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Faculty

Summer Brown

Professor Summer Brown Receives Distinguished Faculty Award and Shares Community-Centered Art at Art All Night DC

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Faculty

Dana A. Williams, Ph.D., and Khalid Y. Long, Ph.D.

Toni Morrison, Legacy, and the Work of Memory: A Gathering at Bison at Basel

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Faculty

Prof. Matthew Franke, current Howard student Bri Stromer, and HU alumna Hannah D. Jackson (2025) at the national meeting of the American Musicological Society.

Howard Voices Find New Resonance at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Faculty

Christie Dashiell Headshot Upscaled

Professor Christie Dashiell Earns Second Consecutive GRAMMY Nomination for We Insist 2025!

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

Category: Spotlight - Faculty

Student Spotlights

Chris Moore III

​CABCoFA Student Chris Moore III Selected for Capitol Hill Internship

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

Category: Spotlight - Students

Alphonso and the Grinch

When the Grinch Hit the Dougie, the Internet Took Notice

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Students

COFA Attendees in HU Gear

Blending Creativity and Strategy: CABCoFA Student Wins National Social Media Competition

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Students

Staff Spotlights

Group Photo of Dean Monroe and others

Dean Raquel Monroe Marks Her First Homecoming at the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Staff

Alumni Spotlights

2025-2026 Flashy Flags

45 Years of Flashy Flags: A Legacy of Movement, Sisterhood, and Leadership

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

Category: Spotlight - Alumni

Christen Reyes Headshot

Howard Alum Christen Reyes Named Artistic Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore!

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chadwick A.

Category: Spotlight - Alumni

LeeAnét Noble Headshot

LeeAnét Noble: Extending a Howard Legacy From the Shakespeare Stage to the Next Generation of Artists

By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts

Category: Spotlight - Alumni