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Spelman College Honors Faculty Excellence at 2025 Opening Convocation
Spelman College celebrated the extraordinary achievements of its faculty during the 2025 Opening Convocation ceremony on August 21, 2025,...
AUC Data Science Initiative Awards First Future Innovators Scholarships to Two Spelman Students
Two scholarship recipients, Ashley Darling, C’2026, and Alexandra Pate, C’2028, were chosen through a collaborative selection process...
Jenevieve Joseph, C’2025, Awarded Distinguished FAO Schwarz Fellowship
Jenevieve Joseph, C’2025, has been selected for the prestigious FAO Schwarz Fellowship, where she serves at Hudson River Park’s River...
Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall Celebrates Five Decades of Black Feminist Scholarship
After 55 years of groundbreaking scholarship that has fundamentally reshaped how we understand Black women's intellectual contributions, Dr....
Spelman College Once Again Named Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader by the U.S. Department of State
Spelman College is proud to be named as a 2025 Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Leader. The College has been recognized...
Spelman College Will Host It's Annual Career Fair
Spelman College will host its annual Career Week from Sept.15-19, featuring a series of events that highlight the various resources available to...
Spelman Students Selected for Prestigious 2025 ASPIRE Program at the University of Michigan
Spelman celebrates four students — Ke’Zhiah Chapman, C’2026, Chloe Fite, Angelica Pierce C’2026, and Brooklynn Vesey...
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season with Two Fall 2025 Exhibitions
The first exhibition, “Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch,” will debut in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D., Academic...
Spelman College Granted Approval in First Step to Finance New Residence Hall
Spelman College took the first step in constructing a new 670-bed residence hall with cutting-edge technology infrastructure and vibrant communal...
Five Spelman Students Selected for the 2025 Du Bois Scholars Program
Spelman College is proud to announce the selection of five students for the second cohort of the Du Bois Scholars Program. The program seeks to...
Spelman College Hosts President Emerita Dr. Beverly Tatum for Book Signing, Fireside Chat with WABE’s Rose Scott
Spelman College will welcome President Emerita Dr. Beverly Tatum and WABE’s Rose Scott for a fireside chat to discuss Dr. Tatum’s new...
Spelman Faculty Member’s Book Explores the Ethics of School Choice
In her new book “Kindergarten Panic: Parental Anxiety and School Choice Inequality,” Spelman College Assistant Professor of Sociology...
Spelman College Welcomes the Class of 2029
New Student Orientation 2025 at Spelman was filled with traditional ceremonies, tearful goodbyes and new beginnings as the College welcomed over...
Spelman College Welcomes Students Back to Campus with Renovation of Two Historic Residence Halls
Spelman College recently reopened Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Hall and Morehouse-James Hall following renovations to transform the dorms into modern...
Art Bridges Foundation Awards Spelman College with Inaugural Bridgemaker Prize
Art Bridges Foundation recently announced Spelman College Museum of Fine Art as one of three recipients of the inaugural Bridgemaker Prize. The...
Spelman College’s Alpha Lambda Delta Chapter Wins Prestigious Award
The Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, a national honor society that recognizes students’ academic success in their first year, recently...
Get to Know Spelman's Industry-Working Professors
At Spelman College, professors who are active professionals in fields like film, theater, and the arts bring real-world expertise into the...
Dr. Aditi Pai's SSE Vice President Election Elevates Spelman's Biology Program
Dr. Aditi Pai, vice provost and chief of staff for Academic Affairs in the Office of the Provost and a professor of biology, was elected vice...
Beauty Industry Entrepreneurship Course
Miesha Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at Spelman College, is launching a new course focused on entrepreneurship in the beauty...
Students Interested in Cosmetic Science Convene at Spelman College’s Second Annual Black Beauty STEMinist Lab Intensive
Spelman College’s cosmetic science program recently hosted its second annual Black Beauty STEMinist Lab Intensive, a one-week program where...
Spelmanites Selected as Rackham Aspiring Fellows
Spelman students Dominique Preston, C’2027, and Parker Chambers, C’2026, were selected as Rackham Aspiring Fellows and recently...
Chemistry Education Expert Dr. Lisa Hibbard Named TRRC Director
Chemistry Professor Dr. Lisa Hibbard Steps Into Leadership Role at TRRC
Black Beauty STEMinist Summit 2025
Spelman hosted a summit that introduced the beauty industry. The purpose was for students to understand the intersection of science and cosmetics...
Spelman Senior Lecturer Anjanette Levert Wins Peabody Award
Celebrating Excellence: Spelman College Senior Lecturer Anjanette Levert, MFA, Receives Prestigious Peabody Award
Spelman College Partners with Black Women Film Network to Host Fireside Chat with Ironheart Director, Editor and Actress
Recently, Spelman College partnered with Black Women Film Network to host a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Fireside...