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Spelman's Food Justice Summit Focuses on Black Women Chefs and Cultural Reclamation

  • 27 May 2025
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Spelman College Recognizes Largest Class in History During 2025 Baccalaureate & Commencement Ceremonies 

  • 27 May 2025
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2025 Graduate Highlights

  • 19 May 2025
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2025 Commencement Highlights

  • 14 May 2025
Faculty Academics Campus and Community

Spelman College Celebrates the Retirement of Distinguished Faculty Across Disciplines

  • 09 May 2025
Campus and Community Students Faculty Academics

Research Day Expands to Artistic Achievement: Blending Science and Art for a Unique Experience

  • 29 April 2025
Student Life Academics Students

Spelman College Introduces Dozens of HBCU Students to Game Development Through Third Annual HBCU Game Jam

  • 25 April 2025
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Spelman College Named an Opportunity College and University by the Carnegie Classifications

  • 24 April 2025
Academics Campus and Community Arts

Spelman College Opens the Mary Schmidt Campbell Center for Innovation & the Arts

  • 24 April 2025
Students Academics

Lighting the Stage: An Evening with Kathy A. Perkins

  • 23 April 2025
History in Action Campus and Community Academics

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

  • 22 April 2025
Academics Campus and Community Faculty Students

Navigating the Road to Research Day

  • 16 April 2025
Faculty Grants Academics

Spelman Faculty Honored by the American Council of Learned Societies

  • 15 April 2025
Students Campus and Community Arts Academics

The Spelman College Glee Club is "Necessary" Food for the Soul

  • 11 April 2025
Students Academics

Spelman Senior Tanesha Golding Named 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow

  • 10 April 2025
Campus and Community Academics

Spelman Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Darryl Holloman Appointed 2025 NASPA Board Chair-Elect

  • 10 April 2025
Academics Faculty

Dr. Michelle Gaines has a Patent Pending for Groundbreaking Hair Science Research

  • 04 April 2025
Students Academics

Jocelyn Baker Named 2025 Douglass-O’Connell-Lewis Global Intern

  • 26 March 2025
Academics Women's History Month Arts

A Masterclass on the Power of Mentorship

  • 24 March 2025
Arts Women's History Month Academics Students

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

  • 20 March 2025
Women's History Month Campus and Community Faculty Academics

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

  • 18 March 2025
Students Arts Academics Campus and Community Women's History Month

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

  • 14 March 2025
Students Academics Student Life Campus and Community

Spelman’s Filmmaking Talent Nominated For Southeast Student Emmys

  • 12 March 2025
Students Academics History in Action

National Partnership for Women & Families Launches First Ever HBCU Internship with Spelman College

  • 11 March 2025
Academics Students

Finley Grace Warren, C’2027, Accepted into Duke Fuqua New Ideas Competition

  • 06 March 2025
Student Life Students Campus and Community Academics

Spelman College Innovation Lab Students Plan Annual HBCU Game Jam, Breaking Barriers in Game Development Industry

  • 06 March 2025
Academics Students Arts Student Life Faculty Campus and Community

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

  • 05 March 2025
Faculty Academics Women's History Month Campus and Community Students

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

  • 05 March 2025
Academics Students Student Life

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

  • 04 March 2025
Academics Student Life Black History Month Students

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

  • 24 February 2025
Academics Students Arts

Natalie Sowell Appointed as Chair of Theater Department

  • 14 February 2025
Academics Students Student Life

Empowering Representation: Spelman Women Make a Mark in No Comment Fellowship

  • 13 February 2025
Academics Students Student Life

Nine Spelman Scholars Set to Embark on Global Adventures

  • 12 February 2025
Black History Month Grants Academics

Center for Black Entrepreneurship Shares New Events, Program Updates and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Black Entrepreneurs

  • 06 February 2025
Students Grants Academics Faculty

Celebrating Excellence: Spelman College Professor Dr. Dimeji Togunde Earns Prestigious Fulbright Award

  • 05 February 2025
Student Life Students Faculty Women's History Month Academics

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

  • 04 February 2025
Students Academics Campus and Community Arts

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

  • 03 February 2025
Campus and Community Students Academics

Spelman College Center of Excellence for Black Women in STEM Appoints Dr. Natasha McClendon as new Director

  • 14 January 2025
Academics Faculty

Spelman College Economics Department Honored for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion Practices

  • 03 January 2025
Academics Campus and Community Arts

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

  • 06 December 2024
Students Academics Campus and Community

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

  • 15 November 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
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Ariana Benson Wins Best Poetry Book of the Year

  • 15 October 2024
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Watson-Singleton Receives Research Fellowship

  • 02 October 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
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
Students Academics

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

  • 04 September 2024
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 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 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
Academics Students

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

  • 14 June 2024
Grants Academics

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

  • 11 June 2024
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Spelman College Hosts its 35th Annual Research Day

  • 29 May 2024
Students Academics

Spelman College Student Recognized for Exemplary Community Commitment

  • 28 May 2024
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Spelman Student Selected as a Fulbright Finalist

  • 21 May 2024
Academics Students

Kendi King Acquires NBCU Original Creators Voices Fellowship

  • 16 May 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
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
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
Academics Grants Faculty

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

  • 01 February 2024
Academics Students Arts

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

  • 09 January 2024
Students Academics

Two Spelman Students Admitted to One of the World’s Most Selective Graduate and Fellowship Programs

  • 06 December 2023
Student Life Campus and Community Students Academics

Spelman College Ranks High Again in the 2024 U.S. News & World Best Colleges Report

  • 18 September 2023
Academics Campus and Community

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

  • 18 September 2023
Students Academics

Spelman and Berklee Colleges Establish an Inaugural Student Exchange Program

  • 08 September 2023
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Spelman College Receives $200,000 Grant From the Deloitte Foundation to Support Students Pursuing STEM Fields

  • 05 July 2023
Faculty Campus and Community Alumnae Academics

Spelman College Announces Alumna Pamela E. Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., as Provost

  • 13 June 2023
Academics Students

Spelman College Students Gain Intercultural Skills and Global Competence During Study Abroad Program to Japan

  • 06 June 2023
Academics Grants

Hewlett Foundation Announces Major Effort Funding Cyber Policy Studies at Institutions Serving Diverse Student Populations

  • 29 March 2023
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Four Spelman Students Chosen to Participate in Public Policy Internship

  • 06 March 2023
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Spelman College Celebrates Expansion of Cosmetic Science Program

  • 06 March 2023
Academics History in Action

Danielle Deadwyler Offers a Mesmerizing Performance in the Movie ‘Till’

  • 03 February 2023
Faculty Academics

Center for Black Entrepreneurship Appoints Dr. Grant Warner as Inaugural Director

  • 05 December 2022
Grants Academics Campus and Community Student Life Students

Spotify Expands NextGen Audio Program to Historically Black Colleges & Universities

  • 18 November 2022
Students Academics

Spelman College Partners with Kaplan to Offer Students Free Comprehensive Prep for Graduate-Level Admissions Exams

  • 02 June 2022
Campus and Community Arts Student Life Academics Faculty

Spelman Names New Center for Innovation & the Arts in Honor of President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D.

  • 29 April 2022
Faculty Academics

Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, Ph.D.: Leading Through a Passion for Students and Scholarship

  • 30 July 2021
Academics Faculty

Peter Chen, Ph.D.: Advancing Cutting-Edge Research in a Small Liberal Arts Environment

  • 30 July 2021
History in Action Academics

Alumna Alison Chaney Credits Spelman with Helping Her Find Her Calling

  • 21 July 2021
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
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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
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
History in Action Academics

Top 10 Graduate: Dalia Kijakazi, C'2021

  • 21 May 2021
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Valedictorian Ariana Benson Uses Creative Writing to Preserve Cultural Memory

  • 15 May 2019
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