After 50 Years, Spelman Continues to Cultivate Global Scholars

For half a century, Spelman College has been sending students overseas to enhance their academic growth and increase their global exposure. But, it’s the past two decades that have seen the strongest growth in a more formalized Study Abroad and International Exchange Program under the guidance of Margery A. Ganz, Ph.D., history professor and director [...]

Nurturing the Spiritual Side of Leadership

For the past seven years, the Daughters of the Covenant program has provided Spelman students opportunities to connect their faith with their vocation. The mentoring and leadership development program places students in internships with mentors who are women of African descent in various careers, including medicine, law, public health and ministry. “As mentors one of [...]

Women of Color Conference Honors ‘Civil’ Leaders

Ann Wilson Cramer, director for Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM, approaches leadership from what she describes as a “civil perspective.” As a result, Cramer along with others will be honored with a “Legacy of Leadership Award” during the sixth annual Spelman College Leadership and Women of Color Conference, May 12 and 13 in Atlanta. [...]

Students Debate Global Issues at the World Model U.N. Conference in Taiwan

Joining students from around the world in a unique opportunity to debate, problem solve, and negotiate the world’s most pressing issues, eight Spelman students recently traveled to Taipei, Taiwan, where they attended the 2010 Harvard World Model United Nations conference. Held March 14-18 at Taipei’s International Convention Center, WorldMUN is the premiere global United Nations [...]

A Letter to My Spelman Sisters

As a student in the Study Abroad Program at Spelman College, I can speak of firsthand experiences that have led me to destinations I would have only imagined if not for the program. From Tanzania to Kenya to Nigeria, and now to Egypt, I am sharing as one who has been granted the opportunity to fulfill one’s [...]

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.