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      3.6

      51% would recommend to a friend

      (554 total reviews)
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      Sidney A. Ribeau

      81% approve of CEO

      77% positive business outlook

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      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Howard University has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 554 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howard University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      554 reviews
      3.0
      Jan 28, 2010

      Great people, terrible bureaucracy

      Post doctoral fellow
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      Pros

      -Most of the staff, faculty and students are pretty friendly, there is no attitude of arrogance or cut throat competition. People talk to each other and get along well (for the most part). -DC has many cultural and other amenities. -Howard has a strong academic reputation.

      Cons

      -The university bureacracy is simply insane. Doing the smallest thing may take months of effort. -Many faculty are not paid on time and grants may be frozen because of bureacratic mistakes.

      3.0
      Jul 19, 2008

      Only come here to work for the benefit of the students

      student liaison
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      Pros

      Howard is an OK place to work if you're there to help the students and not for the money. Many of the folks here are jaded and unhappy and it shows in their performance and how they treat the students.

      Cons

      Many employees are under paid and they are unhappy as a result. Also, there is a lack of competence in the management of some divisions of the university. Very often, department heads are under qualified and are not very knowledgeable. They substitute degrees for wisdom and common sense. Greater use of the latter would allow a lot more to get done, more efficiently.

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