Mayor Muriel Bowser was the keynote speaker Saturday the University of the District of Columbia’s 49th commencement ceremony. She also spoke at the Howard University commencement that day, and WUSA9’s report compared the two: At UDC — the city’s only public university — Bowser struck a markedly warmer and more reflective tone, emphasizing her long‑standing […]
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Neighborhood in the News: DCist closure questions, the return of UDC’s student newspaper, bumpy ride for bike lanes
Questions remain after WAMU’s DCist shutdown. And the cuts announced in February went deeper than the online news site, as Washingtonian’s Andrew Beaujon reveals in his deeply reported article, the result of several interviews with current and former WAMU employees and the public radio station’s general manager. Welcome back to UDC’s The Trilogy. A decade […]
Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper victim thanks hospital staff; Support for a free UDC social work degree; Historic farmhouse for sale
He may have saved children’s lives. GW Hospital saved his. Antonio Harris, the Burke School security officer who was shot by the Van Ness sniper on April 22nd while directing students to go back inside, was hospitalized for three and a half weeks. He returned to George Washington University Hospital six months later to thank […]
Neighborhood in the News: One more year for UDC’s longtime president; Whittle teachers await final paychecks
One more year for UDC’s longtime leader: Ronald Mason Jr., the University of the District of Columbia’s ninth and longest-serving president, will be stepping down when his contract with the university ends in next June. “It was not a decision I made lightly,” Mason told students, faculty and staff on July 21st. The 2022-2023 school […]
Neighborhood in the News: “Father of Black basketball” honored at UDC. And goodbye (maybe) to a “legendary” Burger King
“The father of Black basketball”: UDC is renaming its sports complex after Edwin B. Henderson, a 1904 graduate of Miner Teachers College, a predecessor of the university. “Henderson introduced the game of basketball on a large scale to African Americans in the District, earning him his nickname,” WUSA9 reports. He was also active in the […]
Neighborhood in the News: UDC’s vigil for Black lives; Sidwell property’s slavery history; Support for changing Wilson High’s name
UDC honors Black lives lost to white supremacy: Starting on Juneteenth, UDC President Ronald Mason led university and student leaders on a nine-night journey. On each night, they knelt for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. On the ninth night, the community was invited to join them for a candlelight vigil, and to kneel in remembrance of […]
Neighborhood in the News: Preserving UDC’s radio history. Girl Scout cookies by the truckload. Monorail!
History on the airwaves: Do you remember what aired on 90.1 FM before C-SPAN Radio? It was the University of the District of Columbia’s very own radio station, a.k.a. WDCU. Between 1979 and 1997, students hosted well-regarded jazz and talk programs. An NPR reporter visited UDC with a radio producer who is on a quest […]
Higher ed news briefs: Mayor Bowser backs UDC’s 4250 Connecticut purchase; Howard Law celebrates 150 years
by Marlene Berlin and Forest Hills Connection Mayor’s budget would make 4250’s renter 4250’s owner: UDC is now leasing 4250 Connecticut Avenue. It would like to buy the building. If Mayor Bowser gets her way, DC will find the money to do that. During her March 18th “State of the District” address at the UDC […]
Kids cover the news: Not everyone at Murch gets to move to UDC
Murch kids are covering for us all week! This article is from the June edition of their student newspaper, The Blue and Gold. We have permission to reproduce it here. More Mice Attend Murch Classes by Rachel Kolko and Zoe Morehead For many years, mice have been nesting in the 86-year-old Murch Elementary building, searching […]
UDC hosts community meeting about campus news/issues on July 12
The University of the District of Columbia Community-Campus Task Force will meet on Tuesday, July 12th at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held in Building 44 Room A-03 (one of the older buildings – not the new student center) and is open to the community. Preliminary agenda items: Murch Elementary School swing space Sidewalk on […]
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