List of Howard University People - Other Notable Alumni - Notable Faculty

Notable Faculty

Name Department Notability Reference
Sterling Brown writer, teacher, literary critic, poet laureate for Washington, D.C., professor 1929- around 1969
Dr. Clive Callender one of the foremost specialists in organ transplant medicine in the United States. Professor at Howard University College of Medicine, 1973- present.
John Mercer Langston Law First African American Dean, Howard Law, Congressman
Alain Locke Professor - African American writer, philosopher, educator
Ruth Ella Moore, Ph.D. first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in bacteriology. She was a faculty member of the Howard University Medical School from 1940 to 1973.
Merze Tate first African-American graduate of Western Michigan College, first African-American female to attend Oxford, first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in government and international relations from Harvard University, one of the first women members of the Department of History at Howard University, expert in diplomatic history, professor 1942-77
Emory Tolbert History African American historian, archivist and activist; initiated New York Burial Ground Project
Eric Williams The First Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also instrumental in them gaining their independence. He was a noted Caribbean historian, and a Howard professor from 1939 to 1944.


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