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Spelman College Joined in Second Annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill

Mar 08, 2019

ATLANTA (March 7, 2019) – Spelman College joined other historically Black colleges and universities, science and engineering industry leaders, and congressional leaders in the second annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill. Co-sponsored by the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) Caucus, the event brings together education and industry leaders and members of Congress for a collective day of advocacy for our nation’s 102 HBCUs and their 300,000 students.

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Spelman College Recognizes Georgia Congressional Lawmakers Included in First UNCF HBCU Congressional Honor Roll

Mar 05, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC (March 5, 2019) —Spelman College joins the United Negro College Fund in recognizing Representative John Lewis (D-GA) and other members of Congress who have supported historically Black colleges and universities.

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Spelman College Student Among Inaugural MEPE Program Cohort to Increase Minority Entrepreneurs From HBCUs

Feb 18, 2019

Destinee Filmore, C’2021, is among the 25-member cohort of the Mary Ellen Pleasant Entrepreneur Fellowship program. The MEPE Fellowship, an outgrowth of a partnership between The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions and minority-owned recruiting marketing platform, The Whether, is part of a $775,000 Innovations in Career Advising grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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A Selection of Spelman College’s Newest Gifts and Latest Acquisitions are Now on View

Feb 14, 2019

ATLANTA (February 14, 2019) – “Presence: Meditations on the Spelman College Collection,” a selection of the Spelman College’s newest gifts and latest acquisitions, is now on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Organized by the Museum’s Curator of Collections Anne Collins Smith, C’96, the exhibition features a selection of works by critically acclaimed artists Mequitta Ahuja, Firelei Báez, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Nandipha Mntambo, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Deborah Roberts, Berni Searle, Carrie Mae Weems, Billie Zangewa and many others. It also presents a work by Louisiana Bendolph, one of the quilters of Gee’s Bend, which is a recent gift from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Featuring paintings, textiles, photographs, sculptures, and video, “Presence” will be on view from Jan. 31 through May 18, 2019, concurrently with “Amy Sherald.”

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Spelman College Receives $327,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Develop Community Archives Through Partnership Between HBCUs and Historic Black Towns

Jan 30, 2019

ATLANTA (January 30, 2019) – Spelman College has received a $327,000 grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to create community-based archives cultivated through partnerships between historically Black colleges and universities and the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance. The award will support an inaugural summit between six HBCUs and six communities within the HBTSA, a nonprofit organization founded in the spirit of historic and cultural preservation for Black communities.

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Spelman Receives $900K From Lilly Endowment For Black Millennial Woman Minister Sisterhood Development

Jan 14, 2019

ATLANTA (January 14, 2019)— Spelman College has received a $900,000 grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of its Thriving in Ministry initiative. The funds will be used to establish a fellowship and programming that provides leadership development, mentoring and relationship building among Black millennial women ministers.

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Amy Sherald’s Newest Portraits on View at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Dec 18, 2018

ATLANTA (December 18, 2018) – The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will present “Amy Sherald,” an exhibition organized by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, from Jan. 31 through May 18, 2019.

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American Talent Initiative’s Impact Report Cites Spelman College's Efforts to Increase Graduation Rates

Dec 17, 2018

ATLANTA (December 17, 2018) – A new report by a nationwide alliance of leading colleges and universities highlights Spelman College’s efforts to improve opportunity for low- and moderate-income students.

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Spelman College Receives $30 Million Gift From Trustee Ronda Stryker and Spouse, William Johnston, to Support New Center for Innovation & the Arts

Dec 13, 2018

ATLANTA (December 13, 2018) — Spelman College has received the largest gift from living donors in its 137-year history from long-standing Spelman trustee Ronda Stryker and spouse William Johnston. The transformative $30 million gift will help build the Center for Innovation & the Arts, the College’s first new academic facility since 1996.

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Ariana Benson the Sixth Spelman Student to Win Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Dec 03, 2018

ATLANTA (December 3, 2018) – Ariana Benson, C’2019, has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship. Benson is the sixth Spelman College student to receive the prestigious scholarship since its inception in 1954. Principally funded by the British Government, the program benefits from generous support through partnership arrangements with leading British academic institutions, allowing winners to pursue graduate degrees in almost any academic subject at any university in the United Kingdom.

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Spelman College Joined in Second Annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill

Spelman College Recognizes Georgia Congressional Lawmakers Included in First UNCF HBCU Congressional Honor Roll

Spelman College Student Among Inaugural MEPE Program Cohort to Increase Minority Entrepreneurs From HBCUs

A Selection of Spelman College’s Newest Gifts and Latest Acquisitions are Now on View

Spelman College Receives $327,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Develop Community Archives Through Partnership Between HBCUs and Historic Black Towns

Spelman Receives $900K From Lilly Endowment For Black Millennial Woman Minister Sisterhood Development

Amy Sherald’s Newest Portraits on View at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

American Talent Initiative’s Impact Report Cites Spelman College's Efforts to Increase Graduation Rates

Spelman College Receives $30 Million Gift From Trustee Ronda Stryker and Spouse, William Johnston, to Support New Center for Innovation & the Arts

Ariana Benson the Sixth Spelman Student to Win Prestigious Marshall Scholarship

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