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Awards & Recognition
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Howard professor of architecture Bradford Grant received the 2021 Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
Grant is well-known for his mentorship, educational development, support and leadership, which has led to advancements in inclusion and equity in architecture education, particularly at historically Black colleges and universities.
Grant began teaching in 1983 and joined Howard’s architecture program in 2007. He has served as a tireless advocate and activist for both marginalized communities and the architecture academy. Grant has served as past president of the ACSA, Humanities DC as well as the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. He is currently president of the board of the Healthy Building Network and is the co-founder of the Directory of African American Architects – the first comprehensive survey, analysis and report on the numbers and role of African-American architects.
He is the inaugural Instagram artist in residence at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. His work probes the intersection of social justice, climate change, race and architecture, planning and community design, environmental justice, and universal design.
WHUR Wins Crystal Heritage Award TIAA and Howard University Win 2021 Eddy Awards
Howard University’s radio station 96.3 WHUR has won the esteemed National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Heritage Award for its consistent commitment to community service.
The Heritage Award acknowledges the achievements of radio stations that have won a total of five Crystal Radio Awards for exceptional year-round community service efforts. Only nine other stations across the country have received such a distinguished honor.
WHUR marks its 50th anniversary this year, and the station is embarking on some major projects to continue its tradition in community commitment: providing housing for domestic violence victims; addressing crime and violence; tackling racial tensions; feeding the needy; providing school supplies, new coats and holidays gifts for disadvantaged youth; and hosting relevant town hall discussions to address concerns to help advance marginalized communities. Over the past 50 years, WHUR has gone from a stand-alone radio station to growing a network of six additional stations.
Pensions & Investments, a publication for pension, portfolio and investment management executives, recently named TIAA and Howard University winners of the 2021 Eddy Awards for campaigns that excelled at providing investment and financial education to retirement plan participants.
In the conversions and consolidations category, Howard University won first place for its sole record-keeping transition in which nearly $300 million in assets were transferred to TIAA. The category recognizes campaigns devoted to explaining the move to a new recordkeeper and the consolidations of record-keepers by 403(b) plans.
