Founded in 1881, the school celebrated with ... we proudly commemorate 144 years of Spelman College.” She added, “As we honor our rich legacy of sisterhood and academic excellence, we also ...

Spelman College celebrates 138th commencement with nearly 700 graduates, including Taraji P. Henson as keynote speaker.

It is named after Mary Schmidt Campbell, who retired as the college’s president in 2022. Campbell had a long history in the arts before coming to Spelman. She previously worked as the commission ...

Spelman College graduates move their tassels from right to left after their degrees are conferred on May 16, 2021 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded April 11, 1881 to educate Black ...

largest ever to HBCU Spelman College was founded in 1881 as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary and is currently a member of the Atlanta University Center Consortium alongside Clark Atlanta University ...

She spent 12 years as board chair, where she worked with three Spelman presidents and chaired the two most successful fundraising campaigns in the college’s history. She also previously served ...