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Last week, Spelman College and the Simons Foundation announced a $5.7 million grant to Spelman to support faculty in science and mathematics. The grant will provide reduced teaching loads for 10 STEM faculty members, allowing them to increase the time spent conducting research and providing research opportunities to their students."Thank you to the Simons Foundation for your generous support which will help our science and mathematics faculty strike a more optimal balance between their teaching responsibilities and research goals," said Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., president of Spelman College. "As the #1 producer of Black women with PhDs in STEM, this is a gift that will keep on giving through the enrichment of our students’ STEM studies experience," said Gayle.The Simons Foundation grant will provide up to three years of support to faculty members – 7 junior and 3 senior faculty. The mix of junior and senior faculty will provide junior faculty with intellectual thought partners and opportunities for collaboration and mentorship within the college. Spelman students will be able to participate in research projects during the academic year, to further advance their success in STEM fields and graduate study.Read the full press release on the Spelman’s News and Events page.

Campus Highlights


The Spelman College Office of Career Planning and Development and the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), will host the Fall 2022 AUCC Graduate, Professional, and Engineering School Fair, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, at the Spelman Wellness Center.
Universities in attendance will include Columbia, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Meharry, Mercer, Penn State, Purdue, Stanford, Temple, George Washington, the University of Georgia, the University of California, the University of Michigan, Wake Forest and Yale.The event is open to current Spelman College students. Registration is NOT required. Students should dress in business casual attire and must bring their Spelman ID for entry.For more information, visit the Spelman CPD blog.


Homecoming is approaching, but the giving has already started!
This year, Spelman Strong donors will receive a Spelman on the Go Kit as a thank you for contributions to Spelman College.All $1000 President's Society donors will receive a Spelman 1881 key ring, luggage tag, card wallet, and passport case; $500 Founders Club donors will receive the key ring, luggage tag, and card wallet; $142 anniversary donors will receive the key ring and luggage tag; and $60 donors will receive the key ring – while supplies last. Cumulative giving totals will be based on all gifts designated to the Spelman Strong campaign from the start of the current fiscal year (July 1, 2022) through the end of our homecoming campaign on October 24, 2022.Donors who gave by 11:59 PM EDT on September 23, 2022, will receive their gifts by mail prior to Homecoming. Donors who gave between September 24 and October 24, 2022, can pick up items onsite on Friday or Saturday during Homecoming or will receive their items in the mail afterwards.For more information, and to make your donation, visit the Spelman Lane website.



Kelsey M. Cadien, C’2025, has secured a fall semester internship with the state office of Senator Jon Ossoff as a member of the Carrier Company Ambassador Program.Cadien is a political science major on the pre-law track and is a native of Beaumont, Texas. As part of the internship, she will highlight and promote Carrier events on campus, while also learning more about Carrier and continuing her long-time commitment to service.
Cadien has served as a member of Spelman’s IGNITE E-board, was 2021-2022 president of Spelman's Stewart Living & Learning Center (LLC I) and Johnetta Betsch Cole Living-Learning Center II (LLC II) through the Community Leadership Council and as a Sisters Chapel assistant. She currently serves as Girls Going Global vice president intern, Sisters Chapel communications chair and is also a member of the media ministry.Cadien has received many honors including Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society membership, the Presidential Community Service Award, a United States Congressional Proclamation and was named a Jimmy Rane Scholar. This summer, she interned with Judge Ramona Franklin in the 338th Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas.



Dimeji Togunde, Ph.D., vice provost for global education and professor of international studies in the Gordon-Zeto Center for Global Education, recently contributed two chapters in "Reimagining Internationalization and International Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities". His work explores the vital impact of internationalization initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Dr. Togunde has more than 20 years of strategic leadership experience in developing global studies curriculum and initiatives for diversity and inclusion, while increasing access to international education and faculty development.Prior to joining Spelman, Dr. Togunde spent 15 years at Albion College, where he held the John S. Ludington Trustees’ Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences as professor of sociology; served as chair of the Department of Sociology/Anthropology; director of the Ethnic Studies program; and chair of the global studies curriculum.



It’s a great time to work at Spelman College! With a variety of perks and benefits for staff, including tuition waivers, health and wellness resources and a beautiful, historic campus, Spelman is more than a place to work.

The Spelman College Division of Institutional Advancement is seeking motivated candidates to fill the following positions:


The Spelman College Office of Communications and Public Relations is looking for motivated candidates to fill the following position:


Below are some staff positions that are also available:



To apply, or to learn more about these and other positions, visit Spelman.edu.
Alumnae Highlights
 
 
 
 
Kearstin Piper Brown, C’2000, recently debuted as star protagonist, Esther, in Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s opera adaptation of "Intimate Apparel" as part of the 50th anniversary season of the PBS series Great Performances.This intimate play is set in early 20th century Manhattan and explores the power of courage, resilience and unrequited love. Brown is a seasoned performer with a number of credits to her name and understands the unique need to have such representation in the canon."I think we have to tell stories that connect to people…[where] people can say ‘Yes, that’s me’," she said.Brown was recently inducted into the Opera Parallèle 2033-23 season. She also serves as a mentor and champion for young, marginalized performing artists.Her current influence in the arts and education communities include chair of the board of directors for Gateways Music Festival; member of the board of directors for the William Warfield Scholarship Fund; and consultant/facilitator for the Antiracism Academy.
 
 
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