What's Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter

The What’s Happening at CABCoFA newsletter amplifies the work of our students, faculty, and alumni while sharing key updates, performances, research, and engagement opportunities across the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. Rooted in our mission of creative excellence, cultural leadership, and communal care, each issue keeps our community informed, inspired, and connected.

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Past Issues

CABCoFA Storytelling Intake Form Promo

Recent Articles

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

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

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

Rembering Richard Smallwood

Remembering Richard Smallwood: A Howard Legacy and a Gospel Giant

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

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

CABCoFA Students at Art Basel

Bison at Basel, Year Four: Such Is the Time for Art

 By Damenica Ellis

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

Moderator and Panelists - Bison at Basel 2025

Students learn and unveil their art Thursday during Bison at Basel

By Damenica Ellis  

Featured Image for Bison at Basel Kick Off

Wine Down Wednesday ushers in all that Bison at Basel has to offer

By Damenica EllisFeatured Image by Kellen Thompson. 

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

Group Pose For Photo

Expanding Creative Horizons: Interior Design Students Explore Hospitality Innovation in New York City

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

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