Food Studies Program
Overview About Food Studies
Spelman’s Food Studies Program offers an innovative, interdisciplinary exploration of food that highlights its connections to the African Diaspora, intersectionality, and food. Notably, it is the first program of its kind at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
Food Justice Summit 2025 Recap View Summit Online
Don't Miss These Food Studies Opportunities
-
Get Your Hands Dirty. Volunteer in the Spelman Victory Garden
Want to connect with the program? Have a question?
Email the Food Studies Program
Interested in the Food Studies Minor?
Who We Are…
Food Studies Scholars receive funding, garden immersion, and research/professional development support for two years. As a member of the Food Studies Scholars cohort, you aid a sister/sibling-hood of students who are passionate about topics such as: food justice, food policy, agroecology, herbalism, food science, nutrition, and dietetics. In this current climate, we have all witnessed the importance of food for our physical, mental, and cultural preservation and reclamation. It is our hope that colleagues will find the needed community, scholarship, and professional opportunities through the Food Studies Scholars Program to approach pressing global and local food challenges.
Spelman’s Food Studies Program engages students in an innovative exploration of food interdisciplinarity and centers its connectivity to the African Diaspora, intersectionality, and food science. The Spelman College Food Studies Program is also the first interdisciplinary food studies program at an Historically Black College and University (HBCU).