100+ students. 35+ partner organizations. Three days of workshops, site visits, and interviews — and a room that felt like it mattered. This page is for you.
This wasn't a career fair. It was three days of people choosing to take each other seriously — students, educators, organizations, faculty, alumni, and a planning team that kept the whole thing moving.
What follows is what you helped build, in the shape of numbers, voices, and a few moments worth remembering. If you were in the room, some of this is yours.
Over three days, 100+ Howard students came through the door — across career workshops, school site visits, and virtual sessions that ended in live interviews.
35+ partner organizations showed up to hire, teach, and recruit — LEAs, charter schools, independent schools, policy and advocacy groups, teacher residencies, and the U.S. House of Representatives.
The room earned 4.6/5 from the students we built it for — and 100% said they'd come back.
The tagline of the week, and Dr. Joyce King's charge that opened it.
Worn by the planning team. Said out loud all week.
Dr. Joyce E. King, opening Day 1 — the keynote the week's tagline was rooted in.
Howard SOE's Dr. Renix and Dr. Wiley with Dr. Joyce King, our Day 1 keynote speaker.
The expo recap, and students in their own voices.
Three modes of engagement, three consecutive days.
In-person sessions led by multiple school districts, policy organizations, and nonprofit organizations introduced students to diverse pathways in education and grounded them in the realities of the profession. Dr. Joyce E. King opened the experience with a powerful charge for students to "give themselves permission to make an impact." Students described Day 1 as the most inspiring part of the week.
Hosted visits inside partner schools and education organizations across the DMV — including a visit to Capitol Hill — gave students the chance to step inside real learning environments, connect with staff, and ask the kinds of questions that go far beyond what's possible at a fair table. Survey responses called these the most meaningful moments of the week. School visits have continued through the end of April.
Partner-hosted virtual breakout rooms with embedded interview slots. Several organizations conducted live interviews. Offers were extended before the week was out.
Verbatim, from the post-event survey.
My career opportunity is most likely coming through a door that HU opens.
That there is a place for me in policy.
All of my sessions from day 1 left me inspired to go into the field.
I liked the visit to EdTrust because it opened my eyes to new career paths!
This week I have learned that to achieve long-term success in the education field you must know your why.
Be open — you never know where the field of education might take you.
Receiving student information and resumes prior to Day 3 was really helpful. Well organized and thought out. Connecting with Howard education students is of great value.
The virtual sessions brought students who were really looking for opportunities and interested in our organization as a place to start their career.
The opportunity to meet and engage with the students.
I thought the Expo was an innovative way to connect with students. The event went above and beyond a traditional career fair. I enjoyed the opportunity to have a tour led by SOE students while we visited, too!
The HU students are amazing and very impressive.
The enthusiasm and preparation of the students.
Three days. One hundred-plus students. Thirty-five-plus organizations. A few moments from the floor.
Photos: Howard University School of Education, March 25–27, 2026. Click any photo to view full-size.
