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2026 Spelman College News

May

Students Academics

Class of 2026 Graduate Spotlight: Tyler Kate Dorsey

  • 12 May 2026
Students Academics Campus and Community

Class of 2026 Graduate Spotlight: Lauren Forney

  • 12 May 2026
Academics Students

Class of 2026 Graduate Spotlight: Taylor Richardson

  • 12 May 2026
Academics Students

Spelman College Ranked No. 1 Among Small Institutions for Gilman Scholars

  • 05 May 2026
Students Campus and Community

Spelman College Celebrates Three Students for Their Win in the Second Annual CBE New Venture Competition

  • 05 May 2026
Alumnae Faculty

Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall’s Journey and Lasting Impact at Spelman 

  • 05 May 2026
Students Academics

Spelman Speech and Debate Showcases National Excellence with Three Titles, 18 Awards

  • 01 May 2026

April

Students Arts Academics

Spelman College Student Jacquelyn Johnson Wins Southeast Emmy for Documentary Film

  • 29 April 2026
Academics Campus and Community

eSpelman Launches “Ascent by eSpelman” Series to Expand Access to Industry-Led Learning

  • 24 April 2026
Students Academics

Crawford Family Makes Transformational $2 Million Gift to Expand Opportunity for Spelman and Morehouse Students

  • 21 April 2026
Academics Grants Faculty

Spelman College Announces 2026 Vision Project Initiative Awardees

  • 21 April 2026
Academics Students

Political Strategist Symone Sanders Townsend is the Spelman College 139th Commencement Speaker

  • 20 April 2026
Students Arts

Spelman College and LVMH Expand Access to Luxury Through Joint Program

  • 16 April 2026
Press Release or Media Alert

Spelman College Launches Historic $500 Million "Spelman Forward" Campaign

  • 09 April 2026

March

Students Academics

Lily Roman Named Spelman College Student Employee of the Year

  • 31 March 2026
Alumnae Women's History Month Arts

Spelman Alumna Jasmyn Lawson Brings Culture to Life Through Storytelling at Netflix

  • 27 March 2026
Students Press Release or Media Alert Academics

FCBOH Launches Partnership with Spelman College

  • 25 March 2026
Alumnae

Chandra Byrd Chambliss True Blue Through and Through

  • 24 March 2026
Alumnae Press Release or Media Alert Arts Museum of Fine Art

Spelman College Museum Celebrates 30 Years with Spring Exhibition, "Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides"

  • 24 March 2026
Alumnae

Spelman to Honor Shirley Barber James, C’68, at Founders Day

  • 20 March 2026
Alumnae

Arletta T. Brinson, Ph.D., C’74, to Receive Founders Spirit Award

  • 20 March 2026
Press Release or Media Alert Academics Students

Spelman College Named a Gilman Program 25th Anniversary Top Producing Institution

  • 12 March 2026
Campus and Community Faculty Student Life Press Release or Media Alert Students

Spelman College Hosts Fourth Annual HBCU Game Jam, Premier Event for Aspiring Black Game Developers and Creators

  • 09 March 2026
Alumnae Women's History Month

Spelman Alumna Adrianne C. Smith Turns Determination into Global Impact

  • 09 March 2026
Grants Campus and Community Faculty Arts

Nydia Blas Awarded Creative Capital's State of the Art Prize

  • 03 March 2026
Students Academics Campus and Community

Spelman College Students Selected as 2026 Douglass-O’Connell Global Interns

  • 03 March 2026
Alumnae Faculty

Spelman College Endowed Professor Wins Two NAACP Image Awards

  • 03 March 2026

February

Faculty

The Targeting of Somali Refugees Sparks Community Fear and Instability 

  • 25 February 2026
Campus and Community

From Campus to Community: Inside Spelman’s Growing Sustainability Initiative 

  • 23 February 2026
Student Life Academics Students

Oleisia Johnson Wins the 2025 Most Promising Poet Award

  • 18 February 2026
Campus and Community Alumnae

Spelman College Announces Alumna Christian Murphy as Acting Vice President for Institutional Advancement

  • 17 February 2026
Campus and Community

Spelman College Announces Appointment of Breana M. Ware as Inaugural General Counsel

  • 17 February 2026
Students Campus and Community

Spelman Day at the Capitol Elevates Student Leadership and Civic Engagement

  • 11 February 2026
Black History Month Academics Arts Faculty

Where Movement Meets Machine: Spelman Dance Explores Technology, Agency and Justice

  • 10 February 2026
Arts Students Campus and Community

Spelman College Screens Oscar-Nominated Documentary About Reproductive Justice  

  • 05 February 2026
History in Action Black History Month Arts Faculty

Spelman College Professor Shola Lynch Nominated for Two NAACP Image Awards

  • 03 February 2026

January

Students Academics Arts

Legacies in Motion: AILEY at Spelman Motion: AILEY at Spelman

  • 28 January 2026
Students Alumnae Arts

Seven Spelman Filmmakers Selected to Premiere Short Films During Inaugural HBCU Film Festival

  • 26 January 2026
Academics Students

From Campus to Community: Spelman Millennium Fellows Build Legacy of Empowerment

  • 23 January 2026
Arts Alumnae

Spelman College Alumna Lands Dream Role as Writer on Netflix’s “A Different World” Sequel 

  • 21 January 2026
Press Release or Media Alert Academics Students

Ava Noelle Johnson Named Schwarzman Scholar

  • 15 January 2026
Press Release or Media Alert

Spelman College Ranks No. 1 in Newsweek’s Inaugural Best Colleges for Women Ranking

  • 13 January 2026
Students Academics

Spelman Student Mariama Barry Revolutionizes Fashion Design with AI Pattern Generator

  • 09 January 2026