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Spelman College Hosts Breast Health Symposium to Discuss Inequities in Awareness and Focus

Nov 09, 2018

ATLANTA (Nov. 9, 2018) – Spelman College will serve as host to a symposium on breast cancer and its impact on Black women, Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 8 pm in the Women’s Research & Resource Center.

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Renowned Playwright and Performer Named Distinguished Professor of the Arts

Nov 05, 2018

ATLANTA (Nov. 5, 2018) – Award-winning playwright and performer Will Power has joined the Spelman College faculty as a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Theatre & Performance.

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Alumna Sisters at Baldwin Richardson Foods Support Students Interested in Entrepreneurship and Food Innovation with $1.5 Million-Plus Gifts

Oct 22, 2018

ATLANTA (October 22, 2018) – Two first-year Spelman students are the inaugural recipients of an annual and endowed scholarship funded by a $1.5 million and a $100,000 gift from Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. gifted to Spelman by two alumnae and sisters, Erin Johnson Tolefree, C’2001, and Cara Johnson Hughes, C’2003.

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Google Engineer Teaching Computer Science at Spelman College for Fall 2018

Oct 19, 2018

ATLANTA (Oct. 19, 2018) — Spelman College welcomed this fall, Rachel Harsley, Ph.D., Google engineer, as part of the Google in Residence program. Launched in 2013, the Google in Residence program aims to improve diversity in the tech industry by embedding engineers at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic serving institutions. This fall, Dr. Harsely is teaching courses in software engineering, sharing insights with students and trading ideas with Spelman faculty.

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Spelman Awarded Grants to Establish Gender and Sexuality Studies Institute, Address Sexual Violence on Campus

Oct 02, 2018

ATLANTA (October 2, 2018) – Spelman College has received a $589,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish an Institute for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and a $297,984 grant from the U.S. Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women to help combat sexual misconduct on campus, including sexual assault, domestic and dating violence and stalking, and launched a mini-grant program to fund initiatives that support the College’s commitment to fostering a more inclusive college environment, increasing campus safety and promoting scholarship and academic innovation.

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Spelman College Awarded $5.4 Million Grant from the Walton Family Foundation for Atlanta University Center Initiative to Increase Diversity in Museum Field

Sep 20, 2018

ATLANTA (September 20, 2018) –Spelman College announced today that it has received a $5.4 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation to establish the Atlanta University Center Collective for the Study of Art History and Curatorial Studies. In conjunction with Walton Family Foundation grants to fund scholarships at Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, the new initiative will result in the creation of an Art History major and Curatorial Studies minor at the Atlanta University Center.

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Spelman College Hosts Unshackled Narratives: The Impact Of Incarceration

Sep 19, 2018

ATLANTA (Sept. 19, 2018) – Spelman College will host a two-part event to explore, discuss, and bring into focus issues related to incarceration in Atlanta and throughout the United States. Sponsored by Spelman’s Social Justice Fellows program, Unshackled Narratives: The Impact of Incarceration includes a screening of “RIKERS: An American Jail” on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Civic leaders, people from impacted communities, policy experts and students will participate in panel discussions about incarceration and discuss strategies for criminal justice reform in Atlanta after the screening on Sept. 26 and on Saturday, Sept. 29.

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Spelman Part of Alliance Receiving $200K NSF Grant to Develop Data Science Units

Sep 18, 2018

ATLANTA (September 19, 2018) -- Spelman College is part of an alliance that has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop undergraduate data-science-focused units. These units will be foundational in preparing students to enter a data-driven workforce by being able to address the emerging challenges in data science.

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Spelman College Jumps 10 Places on U.S. News’ List of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges, Included on Most Innovative List and Remains No. 1 HBCU

Sep 10, 2018

Atlanta (Sept. 10, 2018) – Spelman College jumped 10 places to No. 51 on the 2019 U.S. News & World Report’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges list, tying with Agnes Scott, Dickenson and Furman colleges, as well as Rhodes University. The College was also listed as the No. 1 HBCU for the 12th year in a row and was included on the list of the nation’s most innovative liberal arts colleges.

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Spelman College Hosts Atlanta’s When We All Vote Rally Co-Chaired by Michelle Obama and Headlined by Co-Chair Janelle Monae

Sep 05, 2018

ATLANTA (Sept. 5, 2018) – Spelman College will be the host site of a When We All Vote Rally in the Atlanta University Center on Thursday, Sept. 27. When We All Vote Co-Chair Janelle Monae will headline the event, which is open to students, faculty and staff of the AUC institutions.

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Spelman College Hosts Breast Health Symposium to Discuss Inequities in Awareness and Focus

Renowned Playwright and Performer Named Distinguished Professor of the Arts

Alumna Sisters at Baldwin Richardson Foods Support Students Interested in Entrepreneurship and Food Innovation with $1.5 Million-Plus Gifts

Google Engineer Teaching Computer Science at Spelman College for Fall 2018

Spelman Awarded Grants to Establish Gender and Sexuality Studies Institute, Address Sexual Violence on Campus

Spelman College Awarded $5.4 Million Grant from the Walton Family Foundation for Atlanta University Center Initiative to Increase Diversity in Museum Field

Spelman College Hosts Unshackled Narratives: The Impact Of Incarceration

Spelman Part of Alliance Receiving $200K NSF Grant to Develop Data Science Units

Spelman College Jumps 10 Places on U.S. News’ List of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges, Included on Most Innovative List and Remains No. 1 HBCU

Spelman College Hosts Atlanta’s When We All Vote Rally Co-Chaired by Michelle Obama and Headlined by Co-Chair Janelle Monae

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