Oprah Winfrey delivered the keynote address to the 550 Spelman College graduates of 2012 on Sunday, telling them to strive for excellence and saying that she could see the reflection of herself in their eyes. The media mogul went on to say that the ancestors and angels had already paved the way before them, saying […]
Oprah Winfrey will deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of 2012 at Spelman College. Oprah, who is well known for her support of Historically Black Colleges & Universities, will receive the institution’s National Community Service award. Winfrey received an honorary degree from the historically black women’s college in 1993. She will speak to […]
First Lady Michelle Obama was the commencement speaker at Spelman College over the weekend and received an honorary degree from Spelman president Beverly D. Tatum. The First Lady told the 550 graduating seniors of the historically black women’s school that they have been eminently trained to change the world for the better. Also in attendance […]
Spelman College has announced that First Lady Michelle Obama will be the keynote speaker at the school’s commencement address. On Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m., at the Georgia International Convention Center, the First Lady will inspire more than 500 graduates to also leave their mark on the world when she delivers the commencement address […]
In his first news conference after his midterm losses, President Obama reminded his audience that the important battle for the U.S. is remaining on top of global competition. If he’s looking for a model, he need look no further than Spelman College in Atlanta — the private, independent, historically black school for women — and […]
For the fourth consecutive year, U.S.News & World Report has produced a ranking of the undergraduate education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). These colleges were compared only with one another for these rankings. How did we choose the schools to be part of the survey? In order to be on the list, a […]
A Fulton County jury found Devonni Manuel “Devo” Benton guilty of murder and two counts of aggravated assault on Saturday in the September shooting that killed Spelman College sophomore Jasmine Lynn.
The fate of Devonni “Devo” Benton, accused of murder in the September shooting death of Spelman student Jasmine Lynn, is now in the hands of a Fulton County jury. Before Fulton Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. released the jurors, they heard final arguments calling for them to either convict Benton or give him justice.
Today was the start of the murder trial of Devonni Manuel Benton, who is accused of fatally shooting Spelman College sophomore Jasmine Lynn in the early hours of Sept. 3 as she walked past a fight on the Clark Atlanta campus.
Spelman College officials have asked alumnae for donations to help students struggling to pay their fall semester tuition bills. When the e-mail was sent last week, about 700 students couldn't pay their balances.
<strong>Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin</strong> will begin a <strong>one-year professorship</strong> at <strong>Spelman College</strong> starting in January, college officials announced Monday.<!--more-->
The parents of a dead <strong>Spelman College</strong> sophomore want <strong>Clark Atlanta University</strong> to pay them for pain and suffering they and their daughter suffered after the 19-year-old woman was hit by a <strong>stray bullet</strong> while walking on the CAU campus.<!--more-->
