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

Spelman College is pleased to welcome award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as a Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, &...

Briona S. Jones, Ph.D., Appointed Audre Lorde Visiting Professor of Queer Studies

Briona S. Jones, Ph.D., has been appointed Spelman College’s second Audre Lorde Visiting Professor of Queer Studies.

Spelman College Receives Grant to Establish Center to Train the Next Generation of Leaders in Intelligence and International Strategic Affairs

Spelman College has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to establish the Spelman...

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

At the IES Abroad 2024 Annual Conference, Spelman's own Vice Provost for Global Education Dr. ‘Dimeji Togunde Receives Lifetime...

Spelman College Community Celebrates Homecoming

During the week of October 20, 2024, thousands of Spelman College students and alumnae joined together for Spelman’s Homecoming to celebrate...

Spelman College Wellness Introduces its New Jaguars Swim Club in Exhibition Meet to Kickoff Homecoming Week

On Sunday, October 20, Spelman’s Wellness Center hosted an exhibition event for the inaugural Jaguars Swim Club. As a part of the aquatics...

Spelman Students Around the World

In the 2023-2024 academic year, 388 Spelman College students studied abroad in all six inhabited continents of the world.

Spelman College Welcomes Alumna LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson for Dedication of Renovated Performing Arts Center and Mural Unveiling  

Homecoming at Spelman College was a star-studded affair as the College celebrated the official opening of the newly-renovated LaTanya Richardson...

Spelman College Welcomes Spotify for Creator Panel and Studio Grand Opening  

On October 15, 2024, Spelman College partnered with Spotify to host Spotify NextGen: Pass the Mic, a conversation with Clarke Peoples, Lynae Vanee...

Spelman College Welcomes NASPA for Collaborative Leadership Institute

On October 3 -4, Spelman College’s Division of Student Affairs hosted a National Association of Student Affairs (NASPA) Ujima Institute...

Spelman College Announces Alumna Moraima ‘Mo’ Ivory, C’91, as 2024 Homecoming Convocation Speaker 

Spelman College is proud to announce Georgia State University (GSU) College of Law professor, entertainment lawyer and alumna Moraima...

Spelman College Secures Third Place in Moguls in the Making Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition

Spelman College students took home a third place win in the sixth annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition. The competition,...

Spelman Student and Alumna Selected by Scholastic to Write Children’s Books for its New Collection

Two books authored by Spelman College student Rayven Bryant, C’2025, and alumna Mayah Johnson, C’2024, have been included in...

Ariana Benson Wins Best Poetry Book of the Year

Benson, C2019, has won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for best poetry book of the year.

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

On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Spelman College will host a screening of Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed, a documentary that captures...

Spelman Alumna Ruha Benjamin Receives McArthur "Genius" Award

Spelman alumna Ruha Benjamin, Ph.D., C'2001, was recently named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. Renowned for her groundbreaking work at the...

Watson-Singleton Receives Research Fellowship

Natalie Watson-Singleton, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor of Psychology at Spelman College, has been named part of...

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

Recently, Spelman College partnered with Tapestry Networks to host Reimagining the Future of Talent, a productive dialogue among leading...

Spelman Ranked No 1 HBCU by U.S. News and World Report

Spelman College Ranked No. 1 HBCU for the 18th Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report. Spelman College, a global leader in the education...

Jaleesa Diaz Leite of Netflix Returns to Spelman to Preview 'DAUGHTERS'

Jaleesa Diaz Leite, C2013, has partnered with the impactful Netflix documentary DAUGHTERS. The film will screen on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 6 p.m....

Spelman College Student Selected as Glamour Magazine 2024 College Women of the Year: STEM Edition

Glamour Magazine recently selected Ava Flanigan, C’2027, as one of its 2024 College Women of the Year: STEM Edition. Flanigan was recognized...

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

Spelman College’s Dr. Rosetta Ross, professor of religion, and Georgia State University’s Dr. Monique Moultrie, professor of religious...

Spelman College to Host the Georgia Reproductive and Maternal Justice Summit

Spelman College will host the annual Georgia Reproductive and Maternal Health Justice Summit on Thursday, September 19, partnering with...

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

Our faculty and staff work diligently to develop programs and secure opportunities that reflect the College’s commitment to academic...

Spelman College Named Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader by the U.S. Department of State

Spelman College is proud to be named as a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2024. Each year, the...

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