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A Legacy in Motion: Danielle Dickens Carries Her Family’s Spelman Story Forward
Alumnae Faculty

Legacy in Motion: Danielle Dickens Carries Her Family’s Spelman Story Forward

  • 12 October 2026
AUC-GRANTED Activation Week Strengthens Research Collaboration Across the AUC
Faculty Academics Students

AUC-GRANTED Activation Week Strengthens Research Collaboration Across the AUC

  • 01 October 2026
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Faculty

Spelman College to Host Book Launch for “Disobedient Women” by Dr. Anastasia Valecce

  • 01 October 2026
2026 Center of Excellence for Black Women in STEM Summit
Students Academics Faculty

2026 COE-BWS Summit Brings HBCUs Together to Build STEM Ecosystems for Black Women

  • 18 September 2026
Paula Grissom-Broughton Beyond The Notes
Alumnae Academics Faculty

Paula Grissom-Broughton Beyond The Notes

  • 25 August 2026
HBCU Sustainability Scholarships Honor Spelman Leaders Arthur Frazier and Na’Taki Jelks, Ph.D.
Faculty Academics

HBCU Sustainability Scholarships Honor Spelman Leaders Arthur Frazier and Na’Taki Jelks, Ph.D.

  • 24 August 2026
Opening Convocation, CiCi Kelley
Academics Campus and Community Faculty

Spelman College Opens Academic Year With Faculty Honors at Opening Convocation

  • 21 August 2026
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Faculty Academics Student Life Students Arts

Beyond the Gates and Back Again: Lyrric Jackson, C’2013, Returns to Lead Spelman Dance Theater

  • 20 August 2026
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Spelman Professor Angelino Viceisza Lends Expertise to Landmark Review of NASA's Innovation Programs

  • 01 July 2026
Spelman College Title IX and Compliance Office, Violence Prevention and Intervention Program
Faculty Academics Students

Spelman's Title IX Office Honored for Partnership That Supports Survivors

  • 01 July 2026
Danielle Dickens, Ph.D., Uses Research and Mentorship to Prepare Students for Graduate School and Careers
Faculty Students Academics

Danielle Dickens, Ph.D., Uses Research and Mentorship to Prepare Students for Graduate School and Careers

  • 18 June 2026
renowned filmmaker and Spelman professor Julie Dash, MFA, Diana King Endowed Professor in the Department of Film, Filmmaking, Television and Related Media.
Academics Faculty Arts

Spelman’s Julie Dash Directs Wanda Sykes’ Netflix Special

  • 05 June 2026
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Arts Press Release or Media Alert Faculty

High Museum of Art Names Cheryl Finley Recipient of 2026 David C. Driskell Prize

  • 27 May 2026
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Alumnae Faculty

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

  • 05 May 2026
Spelman College Announces 2026 Vision Project Initiative Awardees
Academics Grants Faculty

Spelman College Announces 2026 Vision Project Initiative Awardees

  • 21 April 2026
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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
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Grants Campus and Community Faculty Arts

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

  • 03 March 2026
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Alumnae Faculty

Spelman College Endowed Professor Wins Two NAACP Image Awards

  • 03 March 2026
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Faculty

The Targeting of Somali Refugees Sparks Community Fear and Instability 

  • 25 February 2026
Blend of Tech and Dance
Black History Month Academics Arts Faculty

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

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

Spelman College Professor Shola Lynch Nominated for Two NAACP Image Awards

  • 03 February 2026
Spelman ORIC Team Host Scholar Showcase
Academics Campus and Community Faculty

Spelman College Hosts Inaugural Scholar Showcase

  • 21 November 2025
Spelman College Education Department Chair on AI
Academics Students Faculty

Nicole Taylor Teaches with Heart in the Age of AI

  • 19 November 2025
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Faculty Arts

Spelman College Faculty Presents Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 

  • 19 November 2025
Spelman's Cynthia Neal Spence Teaches Students to Interrogate AI
Academics Faculty Students

"Who's Actually Behind the Door?": Spelman's Social Justice Leader Teaches Students to Interrogate AI

  • 18 November 2025
Spelman College, National Education Opportunity Network (NEON)
Academics Faculty Students

Spelman College Partners with NEON to Expand Access to College-Level Courses for Underserved Students

  • 30 October 2025
Spelman Biology Professor Mentewab Ayalew Secures NIH Grant
Academics Faculty Grants

Spelman Professor Mentewab Ayalew Secures $483,620 NIH Grant to Transform Genomic Data Science Education

  • 23 October 2025
Spelman College English Department Becomes Literature, Media and Writing
Faculty Academics Students

Rewriting the Script: Spelman Centers Black Women’s Voices Beyond ‘English

  • 20 October 2025
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Faculty

UNCF/Mellon Programs Unites Faculty, Celebrates Scholarship During 2025 Annual Conference

  • 09 October 2025
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Faculty

Spelman College Takes Mainstage to Discuss Business and Beauty During Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference

  • 08 October 2025
Spelman College Presidential Excellence Awards
Academics Campus and Community Faculty

Spelman College Honors Faculty Excellence at 2025 Opening Convocation

  • 12 September 2025
Beverly Guy Sheftall Book Launch
Academics Campus and Community Faculty

Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall Celebrates Five Decades of Black Feminist Scholarship

  • 09 September 2025
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Faculty

Spelman Faculty Member’s Book Explores the Ethics of School Choice

  • 25 August 2025
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Arts Museum of Fine Art Faculty

Art Bridges Foundation Awards Spelman College with Inaugural Bridgemaker Prize

  • 11 August 2025
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Faculty Academics Arts Students

Get to Know Spelman's Industry-Working Professors

  • 29 July 2025
Dr. Aditi Pai
Faculty Academics

Dr. Aditi Pai's SSE Vice President Election Elevates Spelman's Biology Program

  • 17 July 2025
Dr. Lisa Hibbard
Academics Faculty

Chemistry Education Expert Dr. Lisa Hibbard Named TRRC Director

  • 30 June 2025
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Academics Faculty Campus and Community

Black Beauty STEMinist Summit 2025

  • 26 June 2025
Anjanette Levert
Campus and Community Arts Faculty

Spelman Senior Lecturer Anjanette Levert Wins Peabody Award

  • 24 June 2025
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Faculty Academics

Dr. John Wagner Givens

  • 16 June 2025
Dr. Angelino Viceisza
Faculty Academics

Dr. Angelino Viceisza Nominated for AEA Leadership Position

  • 10 June 2025
Spelman College Faculty Retirement Celebration 2025
Faculty Academics Campus and Community

Spelman College Celebrates the Retirement of Distinguished Faculty Across Disciplines

  • 09 May 2025
Research Day
Campus and Community Students Faculty Academics

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

  • 29 April 2025
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Faculty Campus and Community

Spelman College Joins Westside Future Fund to Announce Impactful New Partnership at Restored Civil Rights Landmark

  • 29 April 2025
Research Day
Academics Campus and Community Faculty Students

Navigating the Road to Research Day

  • 16 April 2025
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Faculty Grants Academics

Spelman Faculty Honored by the American Council of Learned Societies

  • 15 April 2025
Spelman Professor Michelle Gaines Receives Patent
Academics Faculty

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

  • 04 April 2025
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Faculty Alumnae

Spelman College Joins Families First to Celebrate Resilience, Legacy at Annual Gala

  • 01 April 2025
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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
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Students Faculty Women's History Month

Social Justice Mural Contest

  • 13 March 2025
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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
Spelman Professor Kevin Johnson and Cast of Hip Hop
Faculty Arts Campus and Community

Dr. Kevin Johnson Bridges Generations with Historic Hip-Hop Mass

  • 28 February 2025
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Campus and Community Black History Month History in Action Faculty Arts Students

The 100th Anniversary of the Spelman College Glee Club: Sisters in Song and Ambassadors Strong

  • 21 February 2025
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Students Grants Academics Faculty

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

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

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

  • 04 February 2025
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Student Life Faculty Students Campus and Community

Spelman College Launches Dynamic Mental Wellness Initiatives This March

  • 01 February 2025
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Academics Faculty

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

  • 03 January 2025
Dr. Joyce Johnson accepting her award
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
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Faculty

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

  • 19 November 2024
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Campus and Community Faculty

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

  • 07 November 2024
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Faculty Student Life

Spelman College Welcomes NASPA for Collaborative Leadership Institute

  • 22 October 2024
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Faculty Campus and Community

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

  • 11 October 2024
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Students Faculty

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

  • 26 September 2024
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Faculty Campus and Community

Spelman College to Host the Georgia Reproductive and Maternal Justice Summit

  • 16 September 2024
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Faculty

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

  • 16 September 2024
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Campus and Community Academics Grants Faculty

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

  • 12 September 2024
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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
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Faculty

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

  • 11 September 2024
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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
Faculty Institute 2024
Faculty Academics

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

  • 30 August 2024
Spelman faculty and leadership at Opening Convocation 2024
Campus and Community Faculty Academics

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

  • 28 August 2024
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Arts Faculty

Spelman Professor T. Lang Receives Top Industry Award

  • 24 August 2024
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Faculty

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

  • 11 July 2024
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Alumnae Faculty

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

  • 09 July 2024
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Faculty Academics Grants

Spelman Led Team Awarded $14 Million NSF Grant

  • 21 February 2024
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Academics Grants Faculty

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

  • 01 February 2024
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Faculty

Spelman Faculty Served as Key Contributors to The Fifth National Climate Assessment

  • 11 December 2023
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Faculty Arts

A Space for Thought and Advocacy at Spelman

  • 05 December 2023
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Faculty

Spelman President Helene Gayle Appointed to Inaugural Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States

  • 26 September 2023
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Faculty Students

Spelman College Welcomes Congresswoman Nikema Williams and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy to Discuss Increasing Diversity in STEM

  • 01 September 2023
Pamela Scott Johnson, Spelman College Provost
Faculty Campus and Community Alumnae Academics

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

  • 13 June 2023
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Faculty Academics

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

  • 05 December 2022
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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
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Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, Ph.D.: Leading Through a Passion for Students and Scholarship

  • 30 July 2021
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Academics Faculty

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

  • 30 July 2021
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The Connection Between Mentorship and Leadership

  • 30 July 2021
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