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Students Studying Abroad

Spelman College Sends Almost 500 Students Abroad, Setting Institutional Record

Paula Grissom-Broughton Beyond The Notes

Paula Grissom-Broughton Beyond The Notes

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Class of 2026 Graduate Spotlight: Lauren Forney

Students in lab

FCBOH Launches Partnership with Spelman College

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

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

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Oleisia Johnson Wins the 2025 Most Promising Poet Award

Class of 2030 by the Numbers at Spelman College

Spelman College Sees Strong Growth in Early Action Applications for Fall 2026

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Ava Noelle Johnson Named Schwarzman Scholar

Amour Carthy, C'1997

From Spelman to Success, Amour Carthy's Story

Neema Griffin, C’2023

The Drone's Eye View

Spelman ORIC Team Host Scholar Showcase

Spelman College Hosts Inaugural Scholar Showcase

Spelman College Education Department Chair on AI

Nicole Taylor Teaches with Heart in the Age of AI

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Five Spelman Students Selected for the 2025 Du Bois Scholars Program

Spelman's Industry Working Professors

Get to Know Spelman's Industry-Working Professors

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Black Beauty STEMinist Summit 2025

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Dr. John Wagner Givens

Graduate Highlights, C'2025

2025 Graduate Highlights

Commencement Highlights

2025 Commencement Highlights

Taraji P. Henson Headshot

Spelman College Announces Taraji P. Henson as 138th Commencement Speaker

Research Day

Navigating the Road to Research Day

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A Masterclass on the Power of Mentorship

FSF Scholar Winners

Spelman Students Named 2025 Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholars

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Spelman Professor Receives Prestigious 2025 APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award

Anne Collins Smith

Anne Collins Smith, C’96, Named Chief Curator at NOMA

2024 Game Jam Photo of students ideating

Spelman College Hosts Third Annual HBCU Game Jam, 24-Hour Hackathon Competition for HBCU Students

Spelman College Offers New Course on Maternal and Child Health Focused on the Black Experience

10 Day Startup Pitch Competition

Spelpreneur Hosts 10-Day Pitch Competition, Honors Dr. Jane E. Smith

Spelman ROTC

Discipline and Dreams: The Unique Journey of ROTC at Spelman College

Natalie Sowell

Natalie Sowell Appointed as Chair of Theater Department

Annave Noel

Annave Noel, C'2027, Debuts Scientific Research at Academic Surgical Congress

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Spelman Students Given Unique Opportunity to Contribute to Exhibition Celebrating Black Identity

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

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

Spelman faculty and leadership at Opening Convocation 2024

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

Class of 2028 Spelmanites

NSO 2024 Welcomes A New Class of Spelmanites

Kiara Addison C'2024

Kiara Addison, C'2024 - LINCS Scholar

Randal S. Burks, C’2024

Randal S. Burks, C’2024 - LINCS Scholar

Mika Campbell, C'2024

Mika Campbell, C'2024 - LINCS Scholar

Joi Malone C’2024

Joi Malone, C’2024 - LINCS Scholar

Sydney Payne, C'2024

Sydney Payne, C'2024 - LINCS Scholar

Aliyah Webster C’2024

Aliyah Webster, C’2024 - LINCS Scholar

Karmen Smith C’2025

Karmen Smith, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Morgan Jackson C’2026

Morgan Jackson, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Niyara Auzenne C’2026

Niyara Auzenne, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Whitley Walton C’2025

Whitley Walton, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Zanyah Williams C’2025

Zanyah Williams, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Kyndal Witherspoon C’2026

Kyndal Witherspoon, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Noel Harris C’2025

Noel Harris, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Lamia Lopez C’2025

Lamia Lopez, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Samantha Williams C’2025

Samantha Williams, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Janiya Richardson C’2026

Janiya Richardson, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Nia McKenzie C’2026

Nia McKenzie, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Cayla Ellerbe C’2026

Cayla Ellerbe, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Makayla Moore C’2026

Makayla Moore, C’2026 - LINCS Scholar

Cheyanne Sparkman C’2025

Cheyanne Sparkman, C’2025 - LINCS Scholar

Kathleen Bostick, C'2023

Kathleen Bostick, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Maya Blasingame, C'2023

Maya Blasingame, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Kailon Jackson, C'2023

Kailon Jackson, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Jaelynn Maldonado, C'2023

Jaelynn Maldonado, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Cheyenne Henry, C'2023

Cheyenne Henry, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Briyanna Phillip, C'2023

Briyanna Phillip, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Gabrielle Scales, C'2023

Gabrielle Scales, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Alondra Stafford, C'2023

Alondra Stafford, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Erin N. Wilson, C’2022

Erin N. Wilson, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

Olivia Bruce, C'2023

Olivia Bruce, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Taylor Beverly, C'2023

Taylor Beverly , C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Akua Temeng C’2021

Akua Temeng, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

Aminah Johnson C’2022

Aminah Johnson, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

Chloe Merriweather, C’2022

Chloe Merriweather, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

Destinee Whitaker, C'2023

Destinee Whitaker, C'2023 - LINCS Scholar

Hannah Price, C’2021

Hannah Price, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

Isimeme Udu, C’2021

Isimeme Udu, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

Jamila Eatman, C’2022

Jamila Eatman, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

Maati McKinney, C’2021

Maati McKinney, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

Princess Sampson, C’2022

Princess Sampson, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar

Reyla Ponder, C’2021

Reyla Ponder, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

Tekiah McClary, C'2021

Tekiah McClary, C'2021 - LINCS Scholar

Vanessa Eaton, C’2021

Vanessa Eaton, C’2021 - LINCS Scholar

Wrayzene Willoughby, C’2022

Wrayzene Willoughby, C’2022 - LINCS Scholar