Spelman College's Sunday Worship Service Features Dr. Jeremiah Wright

The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr., pastor emeritus and the former pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, will address the Spelman College community on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. The service will be held in Sisters Chapel.

Spelman’s Black History Changes the World

Since its founding in 1881, Spelman College has made a profound impact on Black history. From Georgia Dwelle, the first alumna to attend medical school to the first all-woman, African-American team to compete in the RoboCup four-legged robot soccer competition, Spelman continues to make its mark on educating Black women who change the world. Here’s [...]

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Neo-Soul Songstress India Arie Shares Personal Journey With Students Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer and songwriter India Arie bared her soul to a captivated student audience while sharing her personal journey during Convocation on Thursday, Jan. 21. Serving as the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation speaker, Arie discussed her personal journey as a singer and [...]

Vision to Visionaries: Women Empowered Panel Discussion

On January 28, 2010, Vision to Visionaries: Women Empowered, a panel discussion hosted by Camille Cosby, Ed.D., was held in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center Auditorium at Spelman College, the facility dedicated in her honor in 1996. A collaboration between Spelman College and the National Visionary Leadership Project, the event assembled an eclectic [...]

Robin Holder’s ‘Reclamation’

On Jan. 20, 2010, a special preview reception launched the opening of “An American Consciousness: Robin Holder’s Mid-Career Retrospective,” the new collection featured in the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Solely composed of work by Robin Holder, a mixed heritage Russian-Jewish and African-American artist raised in New York City, the exhibit will remain in [...]

The Sweating Scholar

An exceptional athlete, Shana Rochester (forefront), C’2012, plays two sports for the Lady Jaguars.  Co-captain for the women’s cross country team and captain of the basketball team, she is just one of approximately 85 scholar-athletes at Spelman who play just for the sweat of it. “It is an experience that develops me in all aspects, [...]

Remembering Ann Nixon Cooper, the Wisest of the Wise

To President Barack Obama, Mrs. Ann Nixon Cooper was the woman elder, 106 years of age, whom he lifted up for national — indeed international recognition — in his historic acceptance speech on Nov. 4, 2009. To students at Spelman College, however, Mrs. Cooper was the most celebrated of women elders who has mentored students [...]

Spelman Responds Immediately to Help Haiti

When last month’s tragic earthquake hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti, the Spelman campus community mobilized to help millions in need. In just four days, mathematics major Nakaiya Turk, C’2012, raised $1,000, while representatives from the Office of Student Life and Engagement, Bonner Office of Community Service and Student Development, and several student organizations met [...]

Walmart Launches Leadership Program for First-Year, First-Generation Students

With a generous $87,000 gift, the Walmart Foundation launched the Walmart Leadership Scholars Program this month.  Designed to develop high-quality leadership skills for Spelman’s first-year and first-generation students, the program was available to 236 of the 550 first-year, first-generation college students. “This distinctive program focuses on the successful matriculation of selected first-year students through leadership [...]

SAGE Trip Immerses Students in Japanese Culture

During the 2009 winter break, 40 Spelman College students traveled to Japan to experience its unique culture and way of living. The trip was arranged in conjunction with the Spelman student organization, Student Affairs Global Experience Program.  SAGE provides substantive opportunities for students to learn about diverse cultures and values of the world, including global [...]

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