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Spelman College Announces Alumna Christian Murphy as Acting Vice President for Institutional Advancement
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Spelman College Announces Appointment of Breana M. Ware as Inaugural General Counsel
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Oleisia Johnson Wins the 2025 Most Promising Poet Award
Oleisia Johnson, C’2027, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Poet...
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Spelman College Announces Alumna Christian Murphy as Acting Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Spelman College is pleased to announce that Christian Murphy, C’2007, has returned to serve Spelman College as the Acting Vice President for...
Campus and Community
Spelman College Announces Appointment of Breana M. Ware as Inaugural General Counsel
Spelman College is pleased to announce the appointment of Attorney Breana M. Ware as its inaugural General Counsel. Reporting directly to Interim...
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Spelman College Sees Strong Growth in Early Action Applications for Fall 2026
Early application growth highlights rising academic strength and sustained national interest in Spelman’s mission-driven education.
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Spelman Day at the Capitol Elevates Student Leadership and Civic Engagement
Last week, the Georgia State Capitol welcomed over 130 Spelman College students, faculty, staff and alumnae for Spelman Day at the Georgia State...
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Where Movement Meets Machine: Spelman Dance Explores Technology, Agency and Justice
Rooted in the traditions, innovations, and intellectual legacies of Black history, Spelman College’s Department of Dance Performance and...
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Spelman College Screens Oscar-Nominated Documentary About Reproductive Justice
On February 2, Spelman College hosted a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary film “The...
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Spelman College Professor Shola Lynch Nominated for Two NAACP Image Awards
Last month, Shola Lynch, award-winning filmmaker and Diana King Endowed Professor of the Art and Visual Culture Department at Spelman College,...
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Legacies in Motion: AILEY at Spelman Motion: AILEY at Spelman
Alicia Graf Mack, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, led a day of dialogue and movement at Spelman College as part of AILEY...
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Seven Spelman Filmmakers Selected to Premiere Short Films During Inaugural HBCU Film Festival
Seven award-winning films by Spelman College students and alumnae were selected to premiere on January 27, as part of the inaugural HBCU Week NOW...
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From Campus to Community: Spelman Millennium Fellows Build Legacy of Empowerment
A record 23 Spelman Scholars have been selected as part of the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2025, a global program sponsored by the United...
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Spelman College Alumna Lands Dream Role as Writer on Netflix’s “A Different World” Sequel
For as long as she can remember, Ashley Laverne Jackson, C’2020, knew she was destined to work in the entertainment industry. Her aspirations...
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Ava Noelle Johnson Named Schwarzman Scholar
Spelman College is proud to announce that Ava Noelle Johnson, C’2026, has been named a 2026-2027 Schwarzman Scholar, one of the most...
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Spelman College Ranks No. 1 in Newsweek’s Inaugural Best Colleges for Women Ranking
Spelman College is proud to announce it has been ranked No. 1 among America’s Best Colleges for Women in 2026 by Newsweek. The new ranking...
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Spelman Student Mariama Barry Revolutionizes Fashion Design with AI Pattern Generator
When computer science major Mariama Barry, C’2028, couldn't communicate her clothing design vision to manufacturers, she didn't...
Campus and Community
Spelman’s Title IX Office Receives $21,000 from Bison Impact Group in Support of Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness
Spelman College’s Office of Title IX and Compliance recently received $21,000 in support of their mission to end campus domestic violence...
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Spelman College Recognized by Institute of International Education as a Study Abroad Leader
Spelman College was recently recognized by the Institute of International Education (IIE) as a top baccalaureate institution for study abroad...
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Spelman College Senior Mackenzie Hickson Was Named Rhodes Scholarship Finalist
Mackenzie Hickson, a class of 2026 honors student, comparative women's studies minor, and health sciences major at Spelman College, was named...
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Spelman Student Champions Environmental Justice with Pollution-Tracking Research
Spelman College senior and health science major FaDima Keita, C’2026, spends her free time pollution tracking in Atlanta’s West End...
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Spelman Student Receives Visionary Integration Professionals Scholarship
Spelman College is proud to announce that Kennedy Watson, C’2028, a computer science major, has been selected to receive a scholarship...
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A Spelman Foundation Behind a Career of Compassion
When Kirstin Johnson-Nixon, C’87, arrived at Spelman College as a psychology major from Minneapolis, she had no idea just how profoundly the...
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Spelman Students Receive $10,000 Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship
Spelman College is proud to announce that two of its students are recipients of the Sallie Mae Bridging the...
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Georgia Film Academy Partnering with Spelman College to Offer Film and Television Production and Post-Production Courses
The Georgia Film Academy (GFA) today announced a partnership with Spelman College to offer Introduction to Film and Television Production and...
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From Spelman to Success, Amour Carthy's Story
Amour Carthy, C’1997, is the founder of Education Innovations, a company dedicated to guiding students and their families through the college...
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The Drone's Eye View
Neema Griffin, C’2023, a filmmaker, FAA-certified remote pilot and drone operator, is making her mark on the national art scene as a key...