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DECK THE HALLS AT THE 82nd ANNUALSPELMAN-MOREHOUSE CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
ATLANTA (Nov. 18, 2008) It’s a holiday tradition you don’t want to miss! The annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol concert will, again, kick-off the Christmas season for metro-Atlanta residents. Mark your calendars and join the Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubs for some Christmas cheer. Each show begins at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public!
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CARNEGIE FOUNDATION ELECTS FOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 1, 2008) The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching elected Larry Berger, David K. Cohen, Paul Romer and Beverly Daniel Tatum to its Board of Trustees for four-year terms. They will take office at the Foundation’s annual Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2008.
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VICTORIA ROWELL SIGNS HER MEMOIR ‘THE WOMEN WHO RAISED ME’ AT SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
After spending the first 18 years of her life in the foster care system, Victoria Rowell, activist, philanthropist, author and award-winning actor of stage and screen, could have ended up on the street, homeless, in a mental institution or in prison like many of the estimated 12 million children who have “graduated” from the foster care system in the United States. But, Rowell was blessed to be mothered, mentored and motivated by six remarkable women who saw a diamond in the rough in her and began to buff, refine, polish and nurture the little girl who would become the brilliant success she is today.
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STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN, CASSI DAVIS ACHIEVES HER DREAM OF A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AFTER 25 YEARS
Twenty-five years ago, when Cassi Davis, best known for characters she originated in Tyler Perry's stage plays "Madea's Family Reunion" and "Madea Goes To Jail," left the sheltering arms of Spelman College to find fame, little did she know that road would lead her back to the place where she initially discovered she could achieve the dreams of her heart.
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SIGNATURE EVENT RAISES FUNDS TO KEEP SPELMAN STUDENTS IN SCHOOL
SOUTHFIELD, MI (Nov. 5, 2008) Alumnae and friends of Spelman College from the Midwest region have partnered to host the 2nd annual Blue Diamond Awards. The fundraiser will provide financial support to Spelman students from Midwestern states whose loans have been adversely affected by the nation’s credit crisis.
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HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS PARTNER TO LAUNCH HISTORIC ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, DC (OCT. 30, 2008) Diverse group aims to build excellence, expand opportunities
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ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER ‘LOCKS-IN’ AT SPELMAN TO WATCH HISTORY UNFOLD
ATLANTA (Oct. 24, 2008) Spelman College will host an “Election Day Lock-In” for students, faculty, staff and friends of the Atlanta University Center to watch the culmination of the historic 2008 presidential election. Guest appearances will be made by the who’s who of politics and entertainment.
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UPGRADED BOILER SYSTEM HELPS THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER ‘GO GREEN’
ATLANTA (Oct. 24, 2008) A newly renovated power facility provides reliability and high efficiency perfomance while reducing its environmental carbon footprint.
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ENTREPRENEURS GATHER AT SPELMAN TO DISCUSS GROWTH DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTIMES
ATLANTA (Oct.10, 2008) E.Factor, the fastest growing business community for Entrepreneurs and Investors, in partnership with Spelman College will host “The Financial Crisis and Its Effects on Entrepreneurship - the Outlook on the Mergers & Acquisitions Market,” a panel discussion designed to educate entrepreneurs on effective business strategies during economic downtimes.
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THE SUITES AT SPELMAN COLLEGE SHOWCASES ‘GREEN’ ATTRIBUTES AT RIBBON-CUTTING DEDICATION
ATLANTA (Oct. 9, 2008) Sweeping views of historic West End, a scenic courtyard brimming with blooms and foliage, a 175-seat dining hall, and energy-efficient suite-style rooms are just some of the amenities to be showcased Friday, Oct. 17, 2008,
at 5 p.m., at the dedication tour of the new Spelman College state-of-the-art "green" residence hall called The Suites.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE PREMIERES ‘PASSING THE TORCH TO AMERICA’S YOUTH’
ATLANTA (Oct. 8, 2008) The Spelman College student chapter of American Women in Radio and Television will premiere the Gateway docudrama “Passing the Torch to America’s Youth,” a film that explores the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march and “Bloody Sunday” on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, when more than 600 demonstrators were brutalized by state and local police.
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SPELMAN COMMUNITY DETERMINED TO ‘BEAT THE BUG’ THIS COLD AND FLU SEASON
ATLANTA (Oct. 7, 2008) During the 2007-2008 academic year, approximately 15 percent of Spelman’s student population was treated for cold and flu symptoms. Spelman’s Student Health Associates and Peer Educators are working to lower that number by educating the campus community on ways to stay healthy this cold and flu season.
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DOE NAMING CEREMONY FOR NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ALCOVE AT SPELMAN COLLEGE
ATLANTA (Sept. 25, 2008) Contributing more than $2.6 million, DOE solidifies its partnership with Spelman.
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WOMEN'S CENTER AT SPELMAN COLLEGE RECEIVES $1 MILLION GRANT FROM FORD FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH ENDOWMENT FUND
ATLANTA (Sept. 25, 2008) To assist the Spelman College Women’s Research and Resource Center in its work to educate Black women and address issues of race and gender, the Ford Foundation contributed a $1 million grant to establish the Center’s endowment fund. The Ford Foundation, a New York-based international philanthropy whose mission is to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement, announced the grant at the public launch of the endowment initiative on Saturday, Sept. 13.
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SPELMAN STUDENT EDUCATES PEERS TO BE MORE ‘CREDIT-WISE’
ATLANTA (Sept.19, 2008) Students at Spelman College are beginning another semester of academics and preparing for everything that follows graduation, but this year one student will help his/her peers add one more subject to their studies: financial literacy.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE WOMEN'S RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTER CELEBRATES SCHOLARLY PAPERS OF ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, POET AUDRE LORDE
ATLANTA (Sept. 5, 2008) Approximately 40 linear feet of the collected writings and personal artifacts of critically acclaimed activist, author, essayist, poet Audre Lorde will be celebrated by scholars, students and community activists on Friday, Sept. 12, at Spelman College.
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ANONYMOUS DONOR GIVES SPELMAN $17 MILLION FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
ATLANTA (Aug.18, 2008) To strengthen and expand international programs at Spelman College, an anonymous donor has generously given a $17 million gift to establish the Gordon-Zeto Endowed Fund for International Initiatives.
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SPELMAN LAUNCHES NEW CHINESE LANGUAGE COURSES
ATLANTA (Aug.11, 2008) Spelman College will launch its new Chinese language and culture courses this fall. Part of the interdisciplinary curriculum established by the Lehman Brothers Center for Global Finance and Economic Development at Spelman College, the courses are designed to help students develop basic language skills and introduce them to Chinese culture.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE FEATURED IN NEW 2009 EDITION OF
THE PRINCETON REVIEW GUIDE: 'THE BEST 368 COLLEGES'
ATLANTA (August 8, 2008) Spelman College, a liberal arts historically Black college for women in Atlanta, Ga., is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The College is featured in "The Best 368 Colleges," published by the New York-based education services company.
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'MARIA MAGDALENA CAMPOS-PONS: DREAMING OF AN ISLAND' ON VIEW AT THE SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
ATLANTA (August 25, 2008) 'Dreaming of an Island,' a multi-panel Polaroid by acclaimed Afro-Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, is one of many thought-provoking works featured in an exhibition that opens at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art on Sept. 10, 2008.
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Professional Development Workshop to Awaken the Gifts of Character
ATLANTA (June 5, 2008) Awaken the Gifts of Characer by participating in The Virtues Project, a workshop designed to help you live the best life possible.
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Businesswoman, philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson’s keynote at Spelman Graduation Characterized by Forthright Assessment of Global Market
ATLANTA (May 23, 2008) Sports mogul, CEO and philanthropist, Sheila C. Johnson charged more than 500 young women to not only "leave an indelible stamp on this world," but to also "save it," when she addressed the Spelman College Class of 2008 at its 121st Commencement, Sunday, May 18, at the Cathedral at Chapel Hill in Decatur, Ga.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE GRADUATES GO FORTH TO CHANGE THE WORLD
ATLANTA (May 19, 2008) The Spelman College Class of 2008 will continue its legacy of graduating women who change the world. As in the past, this year’s graduates have persevered and overcome challenges to now embark on their professional journey to profoundly and positively impact the world.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE COACH TRAVELS TO JORDAN AND ISRAEL FOR FRIENDSHIP GAMES
Mercer Goes Home to Serve as Ambassador for the Global Game of Basketball
ATLANTA (May 22, 2008) LaVon Mercer, associate director of athletics and head coach of the Spelman College Jaguar basketball team, is set to make his second appearance as a coach and guest speaker at the Friendship Games basketball tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 30 through Thursday, June 5.
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PHILANTHROPIST AND ENTREPRENUER SHEILA C. JOHNSON TO ADDRESS SPELMAN COLLEGE CLASS OF 2008
Ingrid Saunders Jones and Ernest Green to Receive Honorary Degrees
Erica Hunt to receive National Community Service Award
ATLANTA (May 2, 2008) On Sunday, May 18, at 5 p.m., at the Cathedral at Chapel Hill in Decatur, Ga., Johnson will inspire more than 500 graduates to achieve their own milestones and change the world when she delivers the commencement address to the Spelman College class of 2008. Johnson will also receive an honorary degree.
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SPELMAN RECEIVES $1.4 MILLION GRANT TO MENTOR AND DEVELOP FEMALE SCIENTISTS
ATLANTA (April 24, 2008) Spelman College has received a $1.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to identify creative new ways to engage students in the biological sciences. Spelman will use the grant to help more Black women develop and maintain an interest in science through a documentary film project, a revamped mentoring program and new science classes.
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MINORITY FEMALE DEMOCRATS SAY IT’S
ABOUT LEADERSHIP, NOT RACE OR GENDER
Obama Backers Believe He Can Win;
Clinton Supporters Not As Confident She Can
ATLANTA (April 21, 2008 ) According to a new nationwide survey commissioned by LEADS at Spelman College, minority female Democrats say leadership ability, not race or gender, is the primary motivator for their selection of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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STUDENT ART INSTALLATION EMPOWERS CHILDREN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES
ATLANTA (April 20, 2008) The Spelman College Art as a Social Action class, in conjunction with The Study Hall, an afterschool program in the Peoplestown community of Atlanta, present “Power Play: Choosing Empowerment on the Playground.” This 4-by-5-foot interactive outdoor installation uses four diptych panel paintings of life-sized children to promote self-esteem and self-empowerment among second-grade scholars in the program.
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ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER HOSTS CNN’S BLACK IN AMERICA TOUR April 22
ATLANTA (April 18, 2008) CNN ends tour of six historically Black colleges and universities at Clark Atlanta, Morehouse and Spelman.
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SPELMAN STUDENTS USE SPRING BREAK TO HELP CHANGE THE WORLD
ATLANTA (April 10, 2008) While many students were relaxing on the beach during spring break, a group of Spelman College students took a life-changing trip to the Republic of Senegal to help build a school library in support of the 10,000 Girls organization. Black Entertainment Television chronicled the nine-day humanitarian mission for “Spring Break Diaries,” a half-hour special which premieres on Sunday, April 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. EST on BET.
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SPELMAN COLLEGE CONCERT CELEBRATES ALL-STEINWAY STATUS
ATLANTA (April 9, 2008) Leon Bates, one of the world’s leading pianists, performs a list of classical and jazz favorites to honor the College’s momentous event.
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CRACKER BARREL PROVIDES SPELMAN COLLEGE WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SUPPORT
ATLANTA (April 7, 2008) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. presented two Spelman College students with $2,500 scholarships as part of the Cracker Barrel Endowed Heritage Scholars program at Spelman College. Senior-year students Tanganica Turner and Eddiemae Nash will use the scholarship funding to help pay tuition for their final semesters at Spelman College.
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Khadijah Robinson Takes Top Honors in Essay Competition from NAFEO, The Sallie Mae Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2008— Third annual "Writers of Passage" scholarship winners announced for students attending historically black colleges and universities
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Spelman College wins NHL and Thrashers' Marketing Challenge
NEW YORK / ATLANTA (March 24, 2008) Winning team receives new Verizon cell phones, free school books for a year as well as Atlanta Thrashers merchandise
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TORNADO, CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE FOCUS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EARTH DAY SUMMIT
ATLANTA (March 27, 2008) Spelman College Environmental Task Force partners with the Turner Foundation and key environmental groups to provide vital information about impending climate changes and what to do to prepare and stave off some of its worst effects.
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DEPARTMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE SPONSORS “LA LUNA ASOMA: INSPIRED BY LORCA”
ATLANTA (Feb.18, 2008) ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS of Callanwolde presents “La Luna Asoma: Inspired by Lorca,” a performance sponsored in part by the Department of World Languages and Literature at Spelman College and inspired by the works of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca.
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PTA, Spelman College, Atlanta *Public Schools
Announce Unprecedented Alliance, Events
Press conference, Town hall meeting and more: February 15-16
In an effort to close the achievement gap for urban and underserved students, three major parent, teacher and education organizations are joining forces to create pilot programs, community-based projects and resources.<
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THE SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART AND THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON PRESENT PART II OF “CINEMA REMIXED AND RELOADED”
ATLANTA (January 11, 2008) The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston collaborate to present the groundbreaking exhibition, “Cinema Remixed and Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970.” Opening Thursday, January 24, 2008, Part II of “Cinema Remixed and Reloaded” will feature projections, installations, interactive CD-ROM projects, experimental film and video work by more than 40 artists, and is the first exhibition to examine the critical contributions that black women continue to make to the field of video art.
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TARGET PRESENTS ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S 16th ANNUAL ‘A KING CELEBRATION’ THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 2008, AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
ATLANTA (Jan. 10, 2008) Tribute concert continues partnership with The King Center and Morehouse and Spelman colleges.
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