Praise Fest 2009 Celebrates Faith and Service

The annual Praise Fest 2009 on Nov. 13 in Sisters Chapel was a dynamic spiritual revival for the Spelman community. Sisters Chapel Arts Ministry, Praise Team Manifest, Ashietu African dance, Sista Speak Up, Anointed Vessels Mime, and the Atlanta University community choirs, under the leadership of the Wisdom Center, came together to emphasize how religion [...]

The Health Disparities Program Inducts 27 Scholars

Twenty-seven sophomores and juniors became inductees into Spelman’s Health Disparities Scholars Program on Oct. 29.  Scholars presented exemplary presentations during the induction ceremony on topics ranging from water purification to South American medical practices. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, HDSP is a student research training program organized in 2008 by the Center for [...]

Women’s Center Goes Radical With its Lecture Series

Stroll around the Women’s Research & Resource Center, and sage feminist quotes like, “Well-behaved women rarely make history,” by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, help you to know you are in a radical place.  And, radical is the theme of the center’s 2009 Toni Cade Bambara Radical Sisterhood Lectures held Sept. 11 through Nov. 6 at the [...]

New Study Abroad Partnerships in China, Brazil and Turkey

The Study Abroad and International Exchange program, has received a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State that will allow Spelman students more options for study abroad opportunities. The award of more than $151,000 provides new summer programs to increase the capacity of international institutions to host American students [...]