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2024 Spelman College News

December

Students Arts Campus and Community

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Presents We Say What Black This Is, an exhibition featuring MacArthur Award-Winning Artist Amanda Williams

  • 16 December 2024
Grants Students

Spelman’s Partnership with BNY Helps Students Soar

  • 12 December 2024
Students

Spelman College Student Receives the Inaugural Secoriea Turner Social Justice Scholarship

  • 11 December 2024
Arts Faculty History in Action Alumnae Students

Spelman College Glee Club Celebrates Centennial Anniversary, Honors Dr. Joyce Johnson During Annual Christmas Carol Alumnae Brunch

  • 09 December 2024
Academics Campus and Community Arts

Barbara Chirinos: A Visionary Leader Elevating the Arts at Spelman College

  • 06 December 2024

November

Arts Students Campus and Community

Spelman and Morehouse Colleges Present the 98th Annual Christmas Carol Concert: A Beloved Holiday Tradition

  • 25 November 2024
Faculty

Award-Winning Film Director Shola Lynch Joins Spelman Faculty as Director of Documentary Filmmaking

  • 19 November 2024
Students Academics Campus and Community

Briona S. Jones, Ph.D., Appointed Audre Lorde Visiting Professor of Queer Studies

  • 15 November 2024
Donor Gifts Grants

Spelman College Receives Grant to Establish Center to Train the Next Generation of Leaders in Intelligence and International Strategic Affairs

  • 08 November 2024
Campus and Community Faculty

Spelman’s Vice Provost for Global Education Dr. ‘Dimeji Togunde Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

  • 07 November 2024
Student Life Alumnae Campus and Community

Spelman College Community Celebrates Homecoming

  • 07 November 2024
Students Campus and Community Student Life

Spelman College Wellness Introduces its New Jaguars Swim Club in Exhibition Meet to Kickoff Homecoming Week

  • 07 November 2024

October

Campus and Community Student Life Students

Spelman Students Around the World

  • 31 October 2024
Arts Donor Gifts Alumnae Campus and Community Academics

Spelman College Welcomes Alumna LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson for Dedication of Renovated Performing Arts Center and Mural Unveiling  

  • 28 October 2024
Grants Campus and Community Arts Donor Gifts Students Student Life

Spelman College Welcomes Spotify for Creator Panel and Studio Grand Opening  

  • 23 October 2024
Faculty Student Life

Spelman College Welcomes NASPA for Collaborative Leadership Institute

  • 22 October 2024
Campus and Community

Spelman College Announces Alumna Moraima ‘Mo’ Ivory, C’91, as 2024 Homecoming Convocation Speaker 

  • 21 October 2024
Students Campus and Community

Spelman College Secures Third Place in Moguls in the Making Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition

  • 18 October 2024
Arts Alumnae Students

Spelman Student and Alumna Selected by Scholastic to Write Children’s Books for its New Collection

  • 16 October 2024
Faculty Campus and Community

Spelman College Hosts Screening of Shirley Chisholm Documentary and Conversation with Director of Filmmaking Shola Lynch

  • 11 October 2024

September

Students Faculty

Spelman College Welcomes Top Company Executives to Discuss the Future of Talent and the Workplace   

  • 26 September 2024
Campus and Community Academics

Spelman Ranked No 1 HBCU by U.S. News and World Report

  • 24 September 2024
Students Academics

Spelman College Student Selected as Glamour Magazine 2024 College Women of the Year: STEM Edition

  • 19 September 2024
Faculty Campus and Community

Spelman College to Host the Georgia Reproductive and Maternal Justice Summit

  • 16 September 2024
Faculty

Faculty Member Hosts Conference to Highlight Black Women’s Spiritual Activism and Impact on Social Change

  • 16 September 2024
Campus and Community Academics Grants Faculty

Recent Grants and Awards Help Faculty and Staff Expand Research and Outreach

  • 12 September 2024
Students Faculty History in Action Academics Student Life

Spelman College Named Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader by the U.S. Department of State

  • 12 September 2024
Faculty

Spelman College and The Brookings Institution Convene to Discuss the Promise and Perils of AI

  • 11 September 2024
Faculty Grants

Spelman College Unveils Virtual Hub of Critical Data on Black Women in STEM at Inaugural Black Women in STEM Summit

  • 06 September 2024
Students Academics

Spelman College Student Selected as a 2024-2026 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar

  • 04 September 2024

August

Faculty Academics

Spelman College Kicks Off 2024-2025 Academic Year with Annual Faculty Institute

  • 30 August 2024
Campus and Community Faculty Academics

Opening Convocation Marks New Academic Year, Celebrates Spelman's Stellar Faculty

  • 28 August 2024
Campus and Community Students

Spelman College Welcomes the Class of 2028

  • 27 August 2024
Campus and Community Academics Students

NSO 2024 Welcomes A New Class of Spelmanites

  • 26 August 2024
Academics Arts Students

Spelman College and Berklee’s Student Exchange Program Returns for Fall 2024

  • 21 August 2024
Students

Two Spelman College Students Selected as 2024 White House HBCU Scholars

  • 14 August 2024

July

Campus and Community

Spelman College Launches New Strategic Plan

  • 31 July 2024
Students Student Life Academics

Spelman College Student Selected for U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program 

  • 30 July 2024
Academics Students

Spelman College Joins the STARS College Network, Strengthening its Recruitment Strategy for Rural and Small-Town Students

  • 24 July 2024
Campus and Community

Secretary Cardona Visits Spelman College to Learn About Needs of HBCUs

  • 18 July 2024
Arts

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Presents Ming Smith: Feeling the Future Fall 2024

  • 11 July 2024
Faculty

The National Science Foundation Awards $9 million to the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)

  • 11 July 2024
Alumnae Faculty

Spelman College Professor and Alumna Publishes First of its Kind Textbook Addressing Black Womanhood  

  • 09 July 2024

June

Academics Students

Spelman College Hosts Inaugural Black Beauty ‘STEMinist’ Lab Intensive and Symposia

  • 14 June 2024
Students Student Life

Spelman College Relaunches Big/Little Sister Exchange to Foster Mentorship and Lifelong Sisterhood

  • 12 June 2024
Grants Academics

Spelman College Receives $1 Million From Google to Launch Cybersecurity Clinic

  • 11 June 2024
Students Academics

Spelman College Student Recognized for Exemplary Community Commitment

  • 28 May 2024
Student Life Students Academics

Kiara Addison, C'2024 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Randal S. Burks, C’2024 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Academics

Mika Campbell, C'2024 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Academics Student Life

Joi Malone, C’2024 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Sydney Payne, C'2024 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students

Aliyah Webster, C’2024 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life

Karmen Smith, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students

Morgan Jackson, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Academics

Niyara Auzenne, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life

Whitley Walton, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life

Zanyah Williams, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Students

Kyndal Witherspoon, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students

Noel Harris, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Lamia Lopez, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students

Samantha Williams, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students

Janiya Richardson, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Academics

Nia McKenzie, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Academics Student Life

Cayla Ellerbe, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Students

Makayla Moore, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Academics

Cheyanne Sparkman, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Alumnae Students

Kathleen Bostick, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Student Life Students Academics

Maya Blasingame, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students Alumnae

Kailon Jackson, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Student Life Academics Students

Jaelynn Maldonado, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Academics Student Life Alumnae

Cheyenne Henry, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Student Life Students Academics

Briyanna Phillip, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Alumnae Academics

Gabrielle Scales, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Alumnae Academics

Alondra Stafford, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Student Life Students Academics

Erin N. Wilson, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Alumnae Academics

Olivia Bruce, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students Alumnae

Taylor Beverly , C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Students Student Life Academics

Akua Temeng, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life Alumnae

Aminah Johnson, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Alumnae Student Life Students

Chloe Merriweather, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics Alumnae

Destinee Whitaker, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Alumnae Academics

Hannah Price, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Academics Alumnae Student Life

Isimeme Udu, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Student Life Academics Students

Jamila Eatman, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Student Life Students Alumnae

Maati McKinney, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Academics Student Life Students

Princess Sampson, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Alumnae Academics

Reyla Ponder, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Alumnae Student Life Academics Students

Tekiah McClary, C'2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Alumnae Academics

Vanessa Eaton, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021
Students Academics Student Life Alumnae

Wrayzene Willoughby, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

  • 29 May 2021

Tapestry

Academics Students

Spelman College Hosts its 35th Annual Research Day

  • 29 May 2024
Students

Spelman College, Advocate Health Team Up to Offer Students Health Care Mentorship and Career Exploration Opportunities

  • 23 May 2024
Academics

Spelman Student Selected as a Fulbright Finalist

  • 21 May 2024
Alumnae

Spelman College Reflects on the 1976 Lock-In Protest

  • 21 May 2024
Students

Spelman College Produces Another Round of Gilman Scholars

  • 21 May 2024
Campus and Community

Spelman College Hosts ‘Reimagining the Future of Talent: A Multi-Generational Conversation’

  • 20 May 2024
Campus and Community

Spelman President Helene Gayle Shares Successes, Future Plans During State of the College Address

  • 14 May 2024
Students Student Life Academics

Ambria Coakley, C’2022 - Biology major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Academics

Gabrielle Davis, C’2023 - International Studies and Economics major with a concentration in international development, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Students

Nazyia Dowdy, C’2025 - Biology major on the pre-med track, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Kaia Godsey, C’2023 - Sociology major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Students Academics Student Life

Elizabeth Gowans, C’2023 - History major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Students

Kayland Jones, C’2022 - International studies with a concentration in cultural studies and minoring in Food studies

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life

Love Lundy, C’2024 - Political Science major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Students

Aaliyah Rene Peña, C’2023 - Theater major, Food Studies minor | Spelman College

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life

Joy Rutledge, C’2025 - Computer Science major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Garilyn Vause, C’2022 - Economics major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Academics Students Student Life

Pauline Caldwell, C’2025 - Anthropology/Sociology major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Imani Candler, C’2026 - Computer Science major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Students Student Life Academics

Jakayla Davis, C’2026 - Health Science major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Academics Students

Sherese Eaglin, C’2024 - Comparative Women’s Studies major concentrating in women’s development and sexuality, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021
Student Life Students Academics

Madisyn Gaither, C’2026 - Environmental Studies major, Food Studies minor

  • 29 May 2021

April

Campus and Community

Spelman College Hosts Courageous Conversation on the Power of the Black Woman Vote

  • 29 April 2024
Students

Spelman College Announces Angela Bassett as 137th Commencement Speaker

  • 25 April 2024
Students

Spelman College Students Win $1 Million Prize for Third Time in Four Years at Goldman Sachs Market Madness Competition

  • 24 April 2024
Campus and Community Alumnae

Spelman College Celebrates 143rd Founders Day

  • 16 April 2024
Students Academics Student Life

Spelman College Weaves Together Legacy, Culture and Cuisine with its Food Studies Program

  • 16 April 2024
Academics Campus and Community Students

Spelman College Advances to 35th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament

  • 02 April 2024

March

Academics Campus and Community

Goldman Sachs Hosts an Insightful Campus Takeover at Spelman College

  • 19 March 2024
Students Academics

Gear up for Spelman College’s Master Class Series!

  • 19 March 2024
Academics

Spelman College Celebrates Expansion of Cosmetic Science Program

  • 06 March 2023
Academics

Four Spelman Students Chosen to Participate in Public Policy Internship

  • 06 March 2023

Spelman College Led Team Awarded $14 Million National Science Foundation Grant Focused on Transforming the Research Enterprise

Faculty Academics Grants

Spelman Led Team Awarded $14 Million NSF Grant

  • 21 February 2024
Students Academics

Spelman College Produces Another Round of Gilman Scholars Share a Spelman College Press Release

  • 14 February 2024
Students Campus and Community Student Life

Spelman College Celebrates the Return of the Jaguar, Intramural Sports

  • 13 February 2024
Students Alumnae

Stacey Abrams Inspires Spelman Students in a Conversation About Leadership and Perseverance

  • 05 February 2024
Academics Grants Faculty

Khalilah Ali Wins Global Education Initiative Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Award

  • 01 February 2024

January

Arts

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Presents Threaded, a New Exhibition Featuring Textile Works by Contemporary Black Women Artists

  • 26 January 2024
Campus and Community

Passing of Dexter King | Spelman College

  • Helene D. Gayle
  • 22 January 2024
Donor Gifts

Spelman College Receives Historic $100 Million Donation

  • 18 January 2024
Campus and Community

Spelman President Helene Gayle to Engage in Fireside Chat with Charlayne Hunter-Gault at UGA’s Annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture

  • 11 January 2024
Academics Students Arts

Spelman Students Named 2024 Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholars

  • 09 January 2024