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Notable News & Announcements

Spelman College was recently included in a list of the most beautiful college campuses in the world. The College was featured among other notable colleges and universities like Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, University of Cambridge and Rhodes College.

To view the full list, click here.

On Thursday, April 11, 2024, Spelman College celebrated its 143rd Founders Day. Students, alumnae, faculty and staff gathered in a joyous commemoration of the day Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B. Packard founded the illustrious institution in 1881.

To read more about this year's celebration, click here.

View additional Founders Day 2024 photos now via Flickr.

Actor, director and Spelman College theatre professor Keith Arthur Bolden was recently featured by American Theatre as an Atlanta-based theatre worker whose career is rooted in creative entrepreneurship and collaboration.

To read more now, click here.
Campus Highlights & Events

Attention, campus community! Research Day 2024 will be held Friday, April 19, 2024.

Each year, Research Day provides an exciting opportunity for all Spelman students to showcase their creative scholarship and research excellence. This year, nearly 250 students from various majors are expected to present research to student, staff and faculty attendees.

For more information on Research Day 2024, and to register to attend, click here.
Join us! Join President Gayle, Errin Haines, award-winning journalist, editor-at-large and a founding mother of The 19th News, and Cynthia Neal Spence, Ph.D., Spelman associate professor of sociology and director of Spelman’s Social Justice Fellows Program, for a special installment of "Courageous Conversations: Black in the C-Suite" on Monday, April 22, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in Baldwin Burroughs Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Building.

Titled "Power of the Black Woman Vote," this conversation will focus on the upcoming 2024 presidential election – described by some as the most important in our nation’s history.

For more information, visit the Courageous Conversations page.
Save the date! Spelman College students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Lavender Graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in Sisters Chapel.

This event promises to be a joyous celebration of the extraordinary accomplishments and unwavering dedication of our LGBTQIA+ graduating Spelman College and Morehouse College seniors.
Student Highlights
There's still time to give! As graduation approaches, seniors are encouraged to donate to the President's Safety Net fund. Your contribution can make a real difference in the lives of our juniors and seniors. In appreciation of your generosity as a donor, you will receive a Spelman charmed blue tassel to wear during Founders Day, Class Day and Baccalaureate. Visit www.spelman.edu/giving to make your donation today!

If you have any inquiries regarding the Senior Legacy Campaign, or the distribution of Spelman charmed blue tassels, please email Annual Giving Officer Danielle Williams, MPH, C'2013, at daniellewilliams1@spelman.edu.
Alumnae Highlights
Congratulations, Heather! Femme it Forward, a female-led music and entertainment company founded by Spelman alumna Heather Lowery, C'2001, announced a new mentorship program that continues the organization’s legacy of uplifting women in music.

MUSE (Musicians Uplifting Stars Everyday) is a multi-pronged initiative that will guide emerging artists and other creatives across different disciplines in the music industry with artists like Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu and Teyana Taylor will serving as MUSE advisers.

To read more, click here.
Career Opportunities at Spelman

Current Spelman College employees are eligible to receive a $300.00 referral bonus (less applicable taxes) when referring an applicant who is hired and successfully completes the 90-day probationary period.

To apply, or to learn more about these and other positions, visit Spelman.edu.
Spelman Scenes
 
To view photos from recent Spelman events, visit our Flickr page.
 
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Spelman College is known for educating global change agents who are leaders in the classroom, in the community and in their careers. If you have an idea for a news story about Spelman faculty, staff, students or alumnae, submit your story ideas to spelmanconnection@spelman.edu.
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