Leadership and Civic Engagement (LEADS) at Spelman College presents the Women of Excellence in Leadership (WELS) at Spelman College, a program designed to train students for leadership roles in the global community. This program — developed in keeping with the College’s objective to cultivate change agents for a civil and just society — features leadership experts, including Spelman faculty, non-profit executives, corporate representatives, and entrepreneurs.
2022 Graduates
Jala Hawkins, C'2021
Jala Hawkins, a
mathematics major, is and will continue to be a champion in the fight to ensure that an equitable education is attainable for all students regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, or any other markers of identity. She will obtain her Ph.D. in Urban Schooling from The University of California - Los Angeles, ,and then return to Atlanta and serve as principal at my alma mater, Booker Taliaferro Wa
