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Notable Announcements
Spelman College welcomes new trustees! The Spelman College Board of Trustees recently welcomed new Board members – Kamau Bobb, Ph.D., senior director of the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech; Sherina Maye Edwards, C’2005, alumnae trustee and executive and corporate board member; Zoe Shepard, C'2026, student trustee; and Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, founder, CEO and president of Fashion Fair Cosmetics/Black Opal, LLC.

To read more about Spelman's Board of Trustees — visit the Board of Trustees page.
In a recent article, Spelman College was cited as a "safe haven" for Black feminist and queer studies. To read the full article, visit The Hechinger Report website.
Campus Highlights

Three days left! Spelman College is inviting our entire community to make a meaningful and transformative impact on the life of a student. Now through Friday, June 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET, we invite you to make a gift supporting Spelman Strong, the College’s unrestricted fund.

To learn more, and to make your gift today, visit the Spelman Strong page.
Marionette Holmes, Ph.D., C’90, associate professor and chair of Spelman College’s economics department and principal investigator of a grant funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is driving initiatives to increase the representation of Black women in economics doctoral programs.

You can read about her impact in the June 2023 issue of Inside Spelman now.

The June edition celebrates the spirit of Spelman — highlighting events such as Reunion and Commencement, along with the stellar accomplishments of our students, alumnae, faculty and staff.

You can read the June 2023 issue here. To make sure you never miss an issue, be sure to subscribe to Inside Spelman here.

If you have an idea for a news or feature story about Spelman faculty, staff, students or alumnae, we would love to hear about it. Submit your story ideas to insidespelman@spelman.edu.
Career Opportunities at Spelman

To apply, or to learn more about these and other positions, visit Spelman.edu.
Alumnae Highlights
In 1994, recent Spelman alumna Faune Watkins, C’2023, made her choice to change the world upon acceptance to Spelman College; however, in the spring of 1997, a major opportunity changed the course of her life and education.

Twenty five years later, after a star-studded journey, Watkins speaks about Commencement and lessons learned in the June 2023 issue of Inside Spelman.
Save the dates! The Spelman College Office of Alumnae Engagement is already looking forward to the 2023-2024 academic year's special celebrations and urges you to mark the following on your calendars:

Homecoming
October 22-29, 2023

Founders Day
April 1-11, 2024

Reunion
May 15-19, 2024
Spelman Scenes
 
To view photos from recent Spelman events, visit our Flickr page.
 
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