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INTERLINK ALLIANCE TO HOLD INAUGURAL CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA
Nine partnership institutions convene to provide a forum for sharing effective instructional strategies and technologies to meet the learning needs of the millennial generation.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE ATLANTA STUDENT MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS HISTORIC VALUE OF 'AN APPEAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS'
ATLANTA (March 10, 2010) Beginning Monday, March 15, the Atlanta University Center will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement on the steps of Trevor Arnett Hall on the campus of Clark Atlanta University -- the original location of the students' first public announcement, presented as "An Appeal for Human Rights," that forced the city of Atlanta to take stock of its less than civil practices.
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PROMINENT SCHOLARS CONVENE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EDUCATOR AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST WALTER RODNEY
ATLANTA (March 09, 2010) The 7th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 1:30 -8:00 p.m. at the Spelman College. The symposium “30 Years: Reflections on the Life and Works of Walter Rodney” will feature two outstanding speakers, academic and student panel discussions, and cultural performances. The event is free and open to the public.
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ATLANTA HAWKS HONOR SPELBOTS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
ATLANTA (Feb. 4, 2010) During its Feb. 10 home game, the Atlanta Hawks will honor the Spelman College Spelbots for their civic contributions, accomplishments and leadership.
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THE NATIONAL VISIONARY LEADERSHIP PROJECT PRESENTS 'VISION TO VISIONARIES: WOMEN EMPOWERED'
ATLANTA (Jan. 22, 2010) Camile O. Cosby, Ed.D., to host African-American legends Ruby Dee, Sonia Sanchez, Jasmine Guy and Jackie Joyner-Kersee for an intergenerational conversation on women's empowerment
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SPELMAN COLLEGE AND U.S. DOT PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
ATLANTA (JAN. 15, 2010) Spelman College in partnership with the U.S. DOT will provide training to help entrepreneurs compete for U.S. DOT-funded projects.
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ROBIN HOLDER’S MID-CAREER RETROSPECTIVEON VIEW AT THE SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
ATLANTA (Jan. 14, 2010) Through visual story-telling, Holder, a printmaker, artist and educator, presents her fusion of autobiographical, historic and global issues in the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art spring exhibition.
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THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 18th ANNUAL 'A KING CELEBRATION'
ATLANTA (DEC. 9, 2009) Tribute concert continues partnership with The King Center and Morehouse and Spelman Colleges
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DECK THE HALLS AT THE ANNUAL MOREHOUSE-SPELMAN CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
It’s a holiday tradition you don’t want to miss! The annual Morehouse-Spelman Christmas Carol concert will, again, kick-off the Christmas season for metro-Atlanta residents. Mark your calendars and join the Glee Clubs for some Christmas cheer.
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MAYOR SHIRLEY FRANKLIN AND THE FORD FOUNDATION'S ALISON BERNSTEIN TO JOIN SPELMAN COLLEGE AS COSBY ENDOWED PROFESSORS
ATLANTA (November 23, 2009) Two revolutionary, pioneering world-class leaders in politics and philanthropy, the Honorable Shirley Franklin, two-term mayor of Atlanta, and Alison R. Bernstein of The Ford Foundation, will be the new William and Camille Cosby Endowed Professors in 2010 at Spelman College.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROJECT EXECUTION AND INTEGRATION CONTRACT
ATLANTA (NOV. 2, 2009) The College is one of five higher education institutions involved in a $95 million, five-year National Energy Technology Laboratory contract for Project Execution and Integration.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE LAUNCHES $150 MILLION CAMPAIGN
The Most Ambitious in the Institution’s History
ATLANTA (Oct. 14, 2009) The Campaign for Spelman College is a $150 million fundraising effort that aims to actualize the ambitious goals identified in the institution’s strategic plan for 2015. This is the largest such venture the college has embarked upon in its 128-year history.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S WOMEN’S BUREAU TO SPONSOR ‘ECONOMIC RECOVERY: WHAT WOMEN NEED TO KNOW’ FORUM AT SPELMAN COLLEGE
ATLANTA (Oct. 8, 2009) The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau will sponsor a forum on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, “Economic Recovery: What Women Need to Know,”
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U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD UNVEILS PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
Spelman College and DOT announce a partnership that features internships, community outreach and mentorships.
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STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN CHINA, BRAZIL AND TURKEY
ATLANTA (Sept. 15, 2009) Spelman students will soon have more options for study abroad in China, Brazil, and Turkey thanks to a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
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NATIONAL CELEBRITY LENDS SUPPORT TO ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER NATIONAL SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH BLOOD DRIVE
ATLANTA (Sept. 14, 2009) Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, entertainer and spokesperson for the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, will make a special appearance at the Atlanta University Center National Sickle Cell Awareness Month blood drive hosted by Spelman College, Health Services Department and Health Careers Program, on Wed., Sept. 16, 2009.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY GIVES $7.2 MILLION TO ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER
ATLANTA (Sept. 9, 2009) Company Provides $6 Million to Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine and Spelman College. Robert Woodruff Library to Receive $1.2 million to Manage and Provide Access to Archival Papers, including the M. L. King Jr. Papers.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE JUNIOR INVENTS A TOP DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATION OFFERED BY APPLE'S APP STORE
ATLANTA (Sept. 1, 2009) The mostly white male-dominated field of computer programming and software design (according to U.S. Census Bureau 2007 statistics) has just received a super surge of new energy from programmer Jonecia Keels, a Spelman College junior whose new iPhone application has been on the Apple App Store Top 25 list of more than 2,600 reference apps that are downloaded from the site since being released.
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COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC. ESTABLISHES ‘THE VICKI R. PALMER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM’
ATLANTA (Aug. 24, 2009) Company will provide scholarships to Spelman College in honor of retired executive Vicki R. Palmer
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SAVE THE DATE
UNDERCOVER: PERFORMING AND TRANSFORMING BLACK FEMALE IDENTITIES
September 10 – December 5, 2009
ATLANTA (Aug. 7, 2009) Mark your calendar for this provocative original exhibition that examines the historic practice of Black women in disguise.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE SCIENTIST RECEIVES FELLOWSHIPS FOR SUMMER RESEARCH AT THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
WOODS HOLE, MASS. (Aug. 5, 2009) Kimberly Jackson, an assistant professor at Spelman College, was recently awarded a prestigious E. E. Just Endowed Research Fellowship and a William Townsend Porter Fellowship for Minority Investigators from the Marine Biological Laboratory, an internationally renowned biomedical and environmental research center.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE TRUSTEE, JOHN S. WILSON JR., APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON HBCUS
WASHINGTON (July 17, 2009) U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the appointment of John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Ed.D, as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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PRESIDENT HONORS OUTSTANDING EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS
ATLANTA (July 15, 2009) Spelman alumnae, Monica Farmer Cox, C’98, and Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, C’98, will travel to Washington, D.C., this fall to receive PECASE Awards from President Barack Obama.
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DR. BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM BECOMES VICE CHAIR OF ARCHE
ATLANTA (JUNE 30, 2009) The Atlanta region's national leader in higher education, spending more than $1 billion in research spending each year, elects its new board of trustees.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE STUDENT RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
ATLANTA (May 27, 2009) Award supports students who have gifts for leadership and are exploring the possibility of ministry as a vocation.
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DONNA BRAZILE URGES AMERICANS TO LEAD THE CHANGE THEY SEEK
ATLANTA (May 15, 2009) Foremost Political Commentator Speaks at 2009 Spelman College Leadership and Women of Color Conference
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HISTORY-MAKING SPELBOTS TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN HUMANOID COMPETITION
ATLANTA (May 15, 2009) College robotics team continues to defy statistics by traveling to Japan and competing in the RoboCup Japan 2009 Standard Platform League humanoid soccer championship.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE 2009 VALEDICTORIAN ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THE WORLD
ATLANTA (May 13, 2009) Ieshaah Murphy, Spelman College’s 2009 valedictorian, has picked up her cap and gown, distributed her graduation tickets to family and friends, and is working on her grad party guest list. As she, along with more than 500 fellow graduates, prepares to participate in the 122nd Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 17 at 5 p.m. at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Murphy remembers “At first, I really wasn’t thinking about attending Spelman.”
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STUDENTS AT SPELMAN COLLEGE RAISE MONEY FOR LITERACY CHARITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2009) First Book received a $1,500 donation on April 30 to help with its mission to give disadvantaged kids their first book. The donation came from The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a nonprofit organization that recognizes and engages high-achieving college students at 235 universities.
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NOTED THEOLOGIAN DR. CHERYL TOWNSEND GILKES SPEAKS AT SPELMAN COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, will serve as Spelman’s Baccalaureate Service speaker.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE BOARD ELECTS JERRI DEVARD VICE CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT AND ROSALIND BREWER VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY OF THE BOARD
ATLANTA (May 1, 2009) In its annual April meeting, the Spelman College board of trustees selected Jerri DeVard, C’79, vice chair and chair-elect of the board of trustees. It also elected four new trustees and added two new nonvoting representatives.
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COMEDIC ACTRESS OF TV, STAGE AND SCREEN, CASSI DAVIS GRADUATES FROM SPELMAN COLLEGE 21 YEARS LATER
ATLANTA (May 1, 2009) It was 1984 when Cassi Davis—best known for comedic characters she originated in Tyler Perry’s TV series, stage plays and films — first entered the gates of Spelman College to major in music. But, before she could get that coveted Bachelor of Arts, Cassi heard and answered the call of fame and fortune. Now it’s 2009 and she is back. On Sunday, May 17, 2009, at 5 p.m. at Spelman’s 122nd Commencement, Davis will finally receive her degree in music.
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TOP POLITICAL STRATEGIST DONNA BRAZILE IS PREMIER SPEAKER AT 2009 SPELMAN COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND WOMEN OF COLOR CONFERENCE
ATLANTA (April 24, 2009) Thought leaders discuss President Barack Obama's first 100 days and government, society, and individual roles in building communities for change.
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ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST RENOWNED INTELLECTUALS, CORNEL WEST ADDRESSES SPELMAN COLLEGE CLASS OF 2009
Judith Jamison, Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears receive Honorary Degrees
Helene Gayle to Receive National Community Service Award
ATLANTA (April 24, 2009) Activist, philosopher, scholar, sociopolitical critic and one of the most provocative and influential intellectuals of our time, Cornel West, Ph. D., will serve as the keynote speaker for Spelman College’s commencement exercises, Sunday, May 17, 2009, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Considered a drum major for justice and a tireless, fearless change agent in America’s discourse on race, justice and democracy, Dr. West will charge the class of 2009 to challenge the status quo as they go forth to fulfill their commitment to change the world. He will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
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‘AFRICA IN THE AMERICAS: LIGHT, SOUND, MOVEMENT, WATER’ EXPLORES AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY AT SPELMAN COLLEGE 2009 COSBY CULMINATING EVENT
ATLANTA (April 1, 2009) Unraveling the mysteries of Vodou, Santeria and Ifá, the often misunderstood ancient African spiritual practices that are primarily nature-based, is the central theme of “Africa in the Americas: Light, Sound, Movement, Water.” This is the 2009 Cosby Chair culminating event taking place Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Ed.D. Academic Center.
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‘A HEALTHY BABY BEGINS WITH YOU’ TEAMS UP WITH SPELMAN COLLEGE TO SAVE AFRICAN AMERICAN BABIES
ATLANTA (April 1, 2009) The Spelman College Department of Health Services and SHAPE kick off National Minority Health Month in April with a health summit to fight infant mortality in minority communities.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE TO COMPETE IN 20th ANNUAL HONDA CAMPUS ALL-STAR CHALLENGE
Historically Black colleges and universities from around the nation vie for the championship title and grant money at national academic competition.
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THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY SPELMAN COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND WOMAN OF COLOR CONFERENCE TO CREATE COMMUNITIES FOR CHANGE
ATLANTA (March 23, 2009) Premier leadership conference to unite the best minds, best practices to address workplace, community challenges and first 100 days of Barack Obama’s presidency
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SPELMAN COLLEGE TAKES PROACTIVE STEPS TO MITIGATE TOUGH ECONOMY
ATLANTA (Feb. 10, 2009) Reduction of operating budget helps offset hit from tightening credit to get school loans and growing unemployment numbers.
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