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Background

Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, historically
black research university comprised of 13 schools and colleges.
Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to
undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. To date,
Howard has awarded more than 120,000 degrees in the arts,
the sciences, and the humanities. The historic main campus
sits on a hilltop in Northwest Washington, blocks from U Street
and the storied Howard Theatre.
The University remains committed to further enhancing its
strategic position as one of the top research universities in the
nation. As we celebrate our sesquicentennial in 2017, we are
uniquely positioned to have the next 150 years as glorious as
the past.

To accommodate this growth, transform the University’s
aging facilities, and remain competitive with high-caliber
universities nationally, the University crafted a participatory
and collaborative Campus Master Plan, published in 2011. To
help fund the execution of this vision, the University is
seeking to generate revenue by monetizing edge and non-
core real estate assets owned by the University, facilities
geographically or philosophically peripheral to the
institution’s mission.