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Shay Johnson Named Salutatorian for Spelman College Class of 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:57 -0400

Shay Johnson has been named salutatorian for the Spelman College Class of 2013. Johnson was among more than 500 graduates to receive degrees at Spelman's 126th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 19, at the Georgia International Convention...

Spelman College Senior Taylor Yarbrough Receives Second Annual Bill Sharp Award

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:42:32 -0400

Spelman College senior Taylor Yarbrough was recently honored with the Second Annual Bill Sharp Award, by JWT Atlanta. The $3,500 scholarship award is named after advertising legend and industry diversity pioneer William "Bill" Sharp, and marks Sha...

Internship Prepares Spelman College Junior for Teaching Career

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:52:24 -0400

Elizabeth Sullivan, C'2014, may be one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a teacher. This summer, the child development major is interning with NBAF, presenters of the National Black Arts Festival, as part of the organization's Educat...

Spelman College Sophomore Completes Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:51:39 -0400

ATLANTA (July 11, 2012) -- Comparative women's studies major Alaina Long, C'2015, recently completed the University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders program. An all-expense-paid, career-building fellowship, the prog...

Spelman College Senior Spends Summer Researching Parkinson's Disease

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:51:21 -0400

Dominique Grasty, C'2013, has been spending her summer participating in the Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program at Washington University in St. Louis. Known as BioMedRAP, this intensive, 10-week summer program will allow Grasty to gain valu...

Alexia Williams is Salutatorian of the Spelman College Class of 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:22:25 -0400

Alexia Williams is the salutatorian for the Spelman College class of 2012. Williams was among the 550 students who received their diplomas on May 20 during Spelman's 125th commencement, which featured Oprah Winfrey delivering the address.

Deaweh Benson is Valedictorian of the Spelman College Class of 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:39:57 -0400

Deaweh Benson is the valedictorian of the Spelman College class of 2012. A psychology major, English minor, with a 3.99 GPA, Benson leaves her mark at Spelman College as a Phi Beta Kappa inductee with a dedication to both academics and campus lead...

Christine Slaughter Travels to Costa Rica with the Spelman College Global Experience Program

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:10:51 -0400

While most students were spending time with family and friends last winter break, Spelman College freshman Christine Slaughter was among 16 Spelman students who explored Costa Rica as part of the College's Student Affairs Global Experience (SAGE) ...

Spelman College Senior Rashidah Slater Awarded a GEM Fellowship

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:34:02 -0500

Spelman College senior Rashidah Slater has been awarded a GEM fellowship for graduate studies by The National GEM Consortium. GEM prepares technical leaders in industry, academia, and government agency careers, by identifying highly qualified scho...

Spelman College Senior Jamia Pitts Receives Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:16:14 -0500

Senior English major Jamiah Pitts, is among 25 college students selected for the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brother Fund Fellowship (WW-RBF) for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Chosen through a competitive selection process, the Columbus, OH native an...

Miss Spleman Raavin Evans Featured on 'UNCF an Evening of Stars'

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:56:20 -0500

Miss Spelman 2011-2012, Raavin Evans, will be featured on the upcoming broadcast of "UNCF an Evening of Stars." During the show, the senior Political Science major from Dallas, TX, discusses her journey from homelessness to college and thanks UNCF...

Erica Johnson Named Spelman College Director of Admissions

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:58:20 -0500

Spelman College has promoted Erica Johnson to director of admissions. As director, Johnson will provide oversight of the recruitment and selection of all incoming students both new and transfer; work with the vice president for enrollment manageme...

Spelman Junior April Brown Honored During 2011 Annual Biomedical Research Conference

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:15:48 -0500

Spelman College junior, April Brown, recently received a certificate of achievement in Psychology at the 2011 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). The psychology major, who is a native of Yazoo City, MS, was award...

Spelman College Graduate Awarded Fulbright Fellowship in Valencia, Spain for 2012

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:10:52 -0500

The tradition continues with Spelman College alumna, LaTasha Oaks, from Marietta, Ga., who graduated magna cum laude from Spelman in 2011 with a degree in Spanish, while on a pre-med track, was selected to travel to Valencia, Spain as a Fulbright ...

From New York to South Korea: Spelman Graduate Awarded 2011 Fulbright Fellowship

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:25:30 -0500

Spelman College graduate, Itisha Jefferson, from Brooklyn, NY, who graduated from Spelman in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry on a pre-med track, was selected as a 2011 Fulbright Fellow. Jefferson was selected to travel to South...

Spelman College Alumna Brittanye Mackey Continues Fulbright Fellow Legacy in Vietnam

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:25:25 -0500

Spelman College alumna, Brittanye Mackey, who graduated magna cum laude in 2011, with a bachelor of arts in both French and international studies was selected to travel to Vietnam as a Fulbright Fellow. Committed to global citizenship, Mackey bega...

Spelman Sophomore, Imani Hester Selected for Cimate Summit in Durban, South Africa

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:46:59 -0500

Spelman College sophomore,Imani Hester from Kenner, La., has been selected as one of six historically Black college and university Environment and Climate Justice Initiative Scholars by the Dillard University Deep South Center for Environmental Ju...

Spelman Sophomore, Oluremi Abiodum Participates in South African Climate Summit

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:39:47 -0500

Spelman College sophomore, Oluremi Abiodum from New Orleans, La., has been selected as one of six historically Black college and university Environment and Climate Justice Initiative Scholars by the Dillard University Deep South Center for Environ...

Spelman College First Year Student Gabrielle Moore Named Among '20 Under 20'

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:20:47 -0400

Gabrielle Moore, a freshman at Spelman College, from Lawrenceville, GA., has been selected as a member of the "20 Under 20" class of 2011 by 21st Century Leaders and the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "40 Under 40." Moore will be honored during the ...

Spelman College Junior Shenelle Opoku Participates in NASCAR Program

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:33:12 -0400

In September, Shenelle Opoku was one of three Spelman College students chosen to participate in the NASCAR Diversity Mentorship Program at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. A native of Trumbull, Conn., Opoku was selected to shadow some of the industry's...

Spelman Junior Amelia Henderson Receives Google-UNCF Scholarship

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:16:55 -0400

Spelman College junior Amelia Henderson has received a $10,000 Google-UNCF academic scholarship. Henderson, a computer science and computer engineering major and member of Spelman's robotics team (SpelBots), is among a select group of 16 computer ...

Spelman College Senior Deandra Smith Tackles Tough Environmental Issues

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:34:29 -0400

Did you know if a compact fluorescent light bulb breaks in your home there may be health complications? Environmental science major Deandra Smith spent her summer tackling such important environmental issues. As part of her internship experience w...

Spelman College Student Ariel Harden Plays Integral Role in Cancer Treatment

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:34:06 -0400

Spelman College sophomore and biology major Ariel Harden, C'2014, spent her summer doing something most budding scientists only dream of doing. While interning in a federal lab at the John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Center in Detro...

Spelman College Student Courtney J. Reed Makes Her Mark in Sports Broadcasting

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:28:58 -0400

With dreams of becoming a sports reporter, English major Courtney J. Reed, who hails from Prince George's County, MD, is already making her mark in the broadcasting industry. This summer, while interning with Comcast Sportsnet in Washington, D.C.,...

Recent Spelman College Grad Iva Stewart-Barre to Spend One Year Teaching English in China

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:28:25 -0400

Recent Spelman College graduate Iva Stewart-Barre, originally from Perth Amboy, NJ, will spend one year teaching conversational English in a public school in Shenzhen, a city of 10 million in southern China's Guandong Province. Stewart-Barre, who ...