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Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts
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 women's college
Women's colleges in the United States

Women's colleges in the United States are higher education in the United States that exclude or limit males from admission. They are often Liberal arts colleges in the United States....
 located in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

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, Georgia
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, United States
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. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center
Atlanta University Center

The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. The center is made up of four historically black colleges in southwest Atlanta, Georgia....
 academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female institution of higher education
Women's Colleges in the Southern United States

Women's colleges in the United Statess in the Southern United States refers to undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations consist exclusively or almost exclusively of women....
 to receive its collegiate charter in 1924. It thus holds the distinction of being America's oldest historically black college
Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
 for women.

man has amassed an endowment fund of over $291 million, and is ranked currently at 75 in the 2008 U.S.






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Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts
Liberal arts colleges in the United States

Liberal arts colleges in the United States are undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclop?dia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contras...
 women's college
Women's colleges in the United States

Women's colleges in the United States are higher education in the United States that exclude or limit males from admission. They are often Liberal arts colleges in the United States....
 located in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center
Atlanta University Center

The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. The center is made up of four historically black colleges in southwest Atlanta, Georgia....
 academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female institution of higher education
Women's Colleges in the Southern United States

Women's colleges in the United Statess in the Southern United States refers to undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations consist exclusively or almost exclusively of women....
 to receive its collegiate charter in 1924. It thus holds the distinction of being America's oldest historically black college
Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
 for women.

Academics and demographics

Spelman has amassed an endowment fund of over $291 million, and is ranked currently at 75 in the 2008 U.S. News and World Report ranking of all U.S. liberal arts colleges. The 2008 U.S. News and World Report also ranked Spelman first among Historically Black Colleges and/or Universities.

History

style="font-size: 1.25em;" |Spelman's History at a glance
1881Established as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary
1884Name changed to Spelman Seminary
1901The first college degrees were awarded
1924Becomes Spelman College


The Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary was established on in the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, by two teachers from the Oread Institute
Oread Institute

The Oread Institute was a Women's colleges in the United States founded in Worcester, Massachusetts, Massachusetts in 1849 by Eli Thayer. Before its closing in 1934, it was Timeline of women's colleges in the United States in the United States....
 of Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States. A 2006 estimate put the population at 175,898, making it the estimated second-largest city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts....
: Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B. Packard
Sophia B. Packard

Sophia B. Packard was an American educator, cofounder in Atlanta, Georgia, of a school for African American women that would eventually become Spelman College....
. The school was originally named Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary.

Giles and Packard began the school with 11 African-American women and $100 given to them by a church congregation in Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Massachusetts

Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston, Massachusetts....
. In 1882 the two women returned to Massachusetts to bid for more money and were introduced to wealthy businessman John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller

John Davison Rockefeller was an United States industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy....
 at a church conference in Ohio.

In 1883, the school relocated to a nine acre (36,000 m˛) site in Atlanta relatively close to the church they began in, which originally had only five buildings to support classroom and residence hall needs. The school was able to survive on generous donations by the black community in Atlanta, the efforts of volunteer teachers, and gifts of supplies.
  • Sophia B. Packard,
  • Harriet E. Giles, under whom the school gained a charter and granted its first college degrees
  • Lucy Hale Tapley, under whom the school decided to focus on higher education, the school officially became Spelman College (1927), and Sisters Chapel, one of the main buildings on campus, was erected.
  • Florence M. Read
    Florence M. Read

    Florence M. Read was president of Spelman College from 1927-1953.Read received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in 1909 and served as alumnae secretary....
    , a Mount Holyoke College
    Mount Holyoke College

    Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective Liberal arts colleges in the United States Women's colleges in the United States in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
     graduate, under whom the school established an endowment fund of over $3 million, the school came into agreement with Atlanta University and Morehouse College to form the Atlanta University Center
    Atlanta University Center

    The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. The center is made up of four historically black colleges in southwest Atlanta, Georgia....
     (later Clark-Atlanta University, Morris Brown College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and the Interdenominational Theological Center were added), the Arnett Library was built, and Spelman earned approval from the American Association of Universities;
  • Dr. Albert E. Manley (the first black and first male president of Spelman), under whom study abroad programs were established, the fine arts center was built, and three new residence halls and several classroom buildings were renovated. According to Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn

    Howard Zinn is a professor, political science, history, Social criticism, democratic socialist, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller A People's History of the United States....
    , Manley tried to suppress the student civil rights movement that was taking place on campus during his tenure.
  • Dr. Donald M. Stewart, under which the departments of women's studies and chemistry were founded, and three strategic programs were formed: the Comprehensive Writing Program, the Women's Research and Resource Center, and the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program, and a continuing education department and a computer literacy program were established;
  • Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole
    Johnnetta B. Cole

    Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole is an United States academic. Cole was the first African American female president of Spelman College from 1987- 1997. She was president of Bennett College from 2002-2007....
     (the first African American
    African American

    African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
     female president of Spelman), under whom the college received $20 million from Drs. William and Camille Cosby for the construction of the Cosby Academic Center and instituted the Cole Institute for Community Service;
  • Dr. Audrey F. Manley
    Audrey F. Manley

    Audrey Forbes Manley an American pediatrics, and public health administrator. She was appointed acting Surgeon General of the United States from 1995 to 1997....
     (the first alumna president of Spelman), under which Spelman gained a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Spelman was accepted as a provisional member of NCAA Division III athletics, a Science Center was finished;
  • Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
    Beverly Daniel Tatum

    Beverly Daniel Tatum is the current president of Spelman College.Tatum received her B.A. in psychology from Wesleyan University and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan....
    , who was appointed in 2002 after teaching for a number of years at Mount Holyoke College, and under whom the renovation of Sisters Chapel was begun
  • In April 1884, Rockefeller visited the school and decided that he liked what he saw, so he settled the debt on the property. The name of the school was changed to the Spelman Seminary in honor of Laura Spelman, an Oread student and wife of John D. Rockefeller who helped to fund the school, and her parents who were longtime activists in the anti-slavery movement. Rockefeller's gift precipitated a flurry of interest from other benefactors, and their investments allowed the school to flourish.

    "A Different World" According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, when Debbie Allen
    Debbie Allen

    Deborrah Maye ?Debbie? Allen is an United States actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities....
     became the director-producer of Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby

    William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy....
    's NBC television show, A Different World (which ran for six seasons and dealt with the life of students at the fictional historically Black college
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    Historically black colleges and universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community....
    , Hillman College) she drew from her college experiences in an effort to accurately reflect in the show the social and political life on black campuses. Allen, "a graduate of historically black Howard University
    Howard University

    Howard University is a private university, coeducational, nonsectarian, Historically black colleges and universities university located in Washington, D.C., United States....
    , instituted a yearly spring trip to Atlanta where series writers visited two of the nation's leading black colleges, Morehouse
    Morehouse College

    Morehouse College is a Private university, Men's colleges in the United States, Historically Black colleges and universities college located in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia ....
     and Spelman. During these visits, ideas for several of the episodes emerged from meetings with students and faculty." "The Oprah Winfrey Show
    The Oprah Winfrey Show

    The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States Television syndication talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
    "
    Oprah Winfrey
    Oprah Winfrey

    Oprah Gail Winfrey is an United Statesn television presenter, Media proprietor and philanthropist. Her television syndication talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, has earned her multiple Emmy Awards and is the highest-rated talk show in the history of television....
     included a panel of seven women from Spelman College via satellite on her Hip Hop Town Hall show. They had previously protested a scheduled performance by rapper Nelly
    Nelly

    Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapping, singing, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St....
     at their school. At the time, students said they were upset at how the women were portrayed in his 2003 video "Tip Drill
    Tip drill

    Tip drill may refer to:* Tip drill , a basketball exercise* "Tip Drill ", a song by Nelly* a type of small hand drill that uses very small drill bits ...
    ". Special guests on-stage included Russell Simmons
    Russell Simmons

    Russell Simmons , is an United States entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering Hip hop music label Def Jam, founder of another label, Russell Simmons Music Group, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm....
    , conscientious rapper Common
    Common (rapper)

    Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an United States rapper and actor.Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians....
    , Dr. Benjamin Chavis of Simmon's Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, and Kevin Liles, executive vice president at Warner Music. Seated in the audience were Stanley Crouch
    Stanley Crouch

    Stanley Crouch is an United States music and cultural critic, syndicated columnist, and novelist perhaps best known for his jazz criticism and his novel Don't the Moon Look Lonesome?...
     of the New York Daily News
    New York Daily News

    The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703,137, as of March 30, 2008....
     and Bruce Gordon
    Bruce Gordon

    Bruce Gordon may refer to:* Bruce Gordon , Canadian bassist and member of I Mother Earth* Bruce L. Gordon, American philosopher and Intelligent Design proponent...
     of CBS
    CBS

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    , former NAACP head. ATL
    ATL (film)

    ATL is a 2006 Cinema of the United States comedy-drama film, and the feature film directorial debut of music video director Chris Robinson ....
    In the movie ATL
    ATL (film)

    ATL is a 2006 Cinema of the United States comedy-drama film, and the feature film directorial debut of music video director Chris Robinson ....
     Lauren London's character, New New/Erin, wanted to attend Spelman College instead of her father's choice, Brinton. Later in the end of the movie it shows her attending Spelman with her dad helping her move into her dorm.


    Rockefeller also donated the funds for what is currently the oldest building on campus, Rockefeller Hall; in 1887 Packard Hall was also established. Packard was appointed as Spelman's first president in 1888, after the charter for the seminary was granted. The first college degrees were awarded in 1901.

    Packard died in 1891, and Giles assumed the presidency until her death in 1909. Lucy Hale Tapley then became president, and the college witnessed a transition to vocational training. Tapley declared: "Any course of study which fails to cultivate a taste and fitness for practical and efficient work in some part of the field of the world’s needs is unpopular at Spelman and finds no place in our curriculum." The nursing curriculum was strengthened; a teachers' dormitory and a home economics building were constructed, and Tapley Hall, the science building, was completed in 1925. A club for students whose mothers and aunts had attended Spelman was also created, and this club is still in existence today.

    In 1924, Spelman Seminary became Spelman College. Spelman also solidified its affiliation with Morehouse College
    Morehouse College

    Morehouse College is a Private university, Men's colleges in the United States, Historically Black colleges and universities college located in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia ....
     and Atlanta University
    Clark Atlanta University

    Clark Atlanta University is a Private school, Historically Black colleges and universities in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University....
     by chartering the Atlanta University Center in 1929. Atlanta University was to provide graduate education for students, whereas Morehouse and Spelman were responsible for the undergraduate education. In 1932, Spelman was granted accreditation
    Accreditation

    Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.Organizations that issue credentials or certify third parties against official standards are themselves formally accredited by accreditation bodies ; hence they are sometimes known as "accredited certification bodies"....
     by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

    The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is a regional educational accreditation agency for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the southern United States....
    . This milestone as accompanied by the construction of a university library that was shared amongst the Atlanta University Center institutions, and the center continues to share a library to this day.

    In 1927, one of the most important buildings on campus, Sisters Chapel, was dedicated. The chapel was named for its primary benefactors, Laura Spelman Rockefeller and Lucy Maria Spelman. The college also began to see an improvement in extracurricular investment in the arts, with the inauguration of the much-loved Atlanta tradition of the annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert and smaller events such as the spring orchestra and chorus concert, the Atlanta University Summer Theater, and the University Players, a drama organization for AUC students. In 1930 the Spelman Nursery School as created as a training center for mothers and a practice arena for students who planned careers in education and child development. Spelman celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 1931.

    Campus

    Packard Hall, named for one of the founders, Sophia B. Packard
    Sophia B. Packard

    Sophia B. Packard was an American educator, cofounder in Atlanta, Georgia, of a school for African American women that would eventually become Spelman College....
    . Packard was constructed in 1888 to contain extra residences for on-campus students. It remained a residence hall until 2003, when it was renovated as an administrative building. The building now houses the Office of Financial Aid, the Registrar, the Cashier, the Office of Student Accounts and the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management.

    Giles Hall, named for one of the founders, Harriet E. Giles. Giles Hall was renovated in 1996 and currently houses the Departments of Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Education, Economics, and Art, as well as the Honors Program and the Learning Resources Center. It is also known amongst students for its "hellish staircase."

    Morehouse-James Hall was completed in 1901, named for Henry L. Morehouse. It serves as a student residence hall. Until 2005 it served as a residence hall for upper-class students, but due to a large influx of first-year students that year, it served as a first-year residence hall.

    MacVicar Hall was completed in 1901 and was originally the nursing school and clinical training office. It now houses the Women's Health Center, the Office of Counseling and Disability Serivces, and a small residence hall for the students who participate in Student Health Advocates and Peer Educators (SHAPE), a peer health education organization on campus.

    Reynolds Cottage, built in 1901 and remodeled in 1996, is the president's residence.

    Bessie Strong Hall was constructed in 1917 and was renovated in 2003. It serves as a student residence for students in the WISDOM (Women In Spiritual Discernment of Ministry) program, and also houses the Dean of the chapel's office and prayer rooms. This residence hall was the main building used for the filming of the television series A Different World
    A Different World

    A Different World is an United States television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC . It was a spin-off series from The Cosby Show, originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional Historically Black colleges and universities in Virginia....
    .

    Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Building, completed in 1918, was originally intended as a facility to train home economics teachers. It is named after Laura Spelman Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller
    John D. Rockefeller

    John Davison Rockefeller was an United States industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy....
    's wife, who was a primary contributor to Spelman. It now houses the Marian Wright Edelman Child Development Center, and also provides a student residence hall. It is typically referred to as "Laura Spelman" to avoid confusion with the many other buildings named after Rockefeller's relatives.

    Sisters Chapel, completed and dedicated in 1927, contains an auditorium with a seating capacity
    Seating capacity

    Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law....
     of 1,050 and the Harreld James Organ, a three-manual Holtkamp organ of 53 ranks. This organ was installed in April 1968. In 1942 the Alumnae Association donated chimes for the Chapel, and in the fall of 2005 renovations were completed.

    Read Hall, built in 1936, contains the gymnasium, the Department of Physical Education, a swimming pool and bowling alleys and dance studios. It was named for Spelman's fourth president, Florence Matilda Read.

    Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Hall (commonly called 'Abby' by students) was built in 1952 and serves as a freshman residence hall. The hall was named for Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
    Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

    Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, , was a prominent socialite and philanthropist and the second-generation matriarch of the renowned Rockefeller family....
    , the wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
    John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

    John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. was a major philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the sole son and descendant of the billionaire Standard Oil industrialist, John D....


    John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Fine Arts Building was completed in 1964 and houses the Departments of Music and Drama.

    Dorothy Shepard Manley Hall, was completed in 1964 and was named for Dorothy Manley, wife of President Albert Manley, who contributed heavily to the decorating of the building. It now serves as a first-year residence hall.

    Howard-Harreld Hall was built in 1968 and was named to honor two alumnae. It now serves as a first-year residence hall.

    Sally Sage McAlpin Hall serves as an upperclass residence hall and was named in honor of a former chair of the Board of Trustees.

    The Albert E. Manley College Center houses the Alma Upshaw Dining Room, the Lawrence J. MacGregor Board Room, administrative and student government offices, the snack shop, the commuter student lounge, and two concourses—Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. Adjacent are the bookstore and the mail center.

    The Donald and Isabel Stewart Living-Learning Center opened in the fall of 1983. In addition to housing 198 students from all classes, the building includes a large meeting room and quarters for visiting lecturers, scholars, and artists.

    The Johnnetta B. Cole Living-Learning Center II opened September 1, 1989. The Center houses 200 students and provides conference facilities for on-campus and off-campus organizations, as well as houses the Offices of Housing and Residential Life and Continuing Education.

    The Camille O. Hanks Cosby Academic Center, dedicated in February 1996, was made possible by a $20 million grant from Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby. This building houses the Departments of History, English, Religion & Philosophy, and World Languages and Literature. The center also has a museum, the College Archives, an auditorium, the writing center, the Women's Research and Resource Center, reading rooms and a language resource center.

    The Albro-Falconer-Manley Science Center is the newest building on Spelman's campus, as it was completed in 2000. This building houses the Departments of Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Environmental Science as well as the Dual-Degree Engineering Program and the Office of Science, Engineering, and Technology Careers. It has a large auditorium donated by NASA. The "Science Center" also is a general term used to encompass Tapley Hall and the Academic Computing Center, both which predate the actual Science Center but are now connected to it by a series of breezeways.

    Spelman also recently acquired the Millgan Building, an administrative building that previously housed the Atlanta University Center offices but now houses Spelman's Department of Career Services and the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning. Spelman received a $10 million grant from Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2007 to establish an international business and global economics program, including a full service Chinese language program, at the college, and these programs are expected to be housed in the Milligan Building. It is not, however, considered "on-campus" as it is outside of Spelman's gate. Spelman also shares the Robert W. Woodruff
    Robert W. Woodruff

    Robert Winship Woodruff was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954. With his enormous Coke fortune, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educational and cultural landmarks in the United States city of Atlanta, Georgia, bear his name....
     Library with the other Atlanta University Center institutions.

    Spelman is currently constructing a "green" residence hall behind the Living-Learning Center I. The as-of-yet unnamed residence hall is planned to have suite-style accommodations for upper-class students, including a second dining hall and a parking deck on the ground floor and is for now referred to as "The Suites". Although the hall is currently outside of Spelman's gates, plans include extending the gate to encircle the residence hall. The hall began housing students in the fall of 2008.

    Other buildings no longer on campus: Chadwick Hall, originally a student residence hall (removed in 1986) Morgan Hall, the student center and dining hall (destroyed by fire in 1970) Upton Hall, an administrative building (removed in 2004)

    Student life

    Spelman offers organized and informal activities including 82 student organizations including choral groups, music ensembles, dance groups, drama/theater groups, a jazz band, varsity, club, and intramural sports, and student government.

    Honor societies

    Registered honor societies include Alpha Epsilon Delta
    Alpha Epsilon Delta

    Alpha Epsilon Delta is a United States health preprofessional honor society. The organization currently has more than 144,000 members within 186 chapters at universities throughout the United States, making it the world's largest Honor Society serving all students from different backgrounds in the pursuit of a career in the healthcare ....
    , Alpha Lambda Delta
    Alpha Lambda Delta

    Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for students who have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher and are in the top 20% of their class during their first year or term of higher education....
    , Alpha Sigma Lambda
    Alpha Sigma Lambda

    Alpha Sigma Lambda is a national honor society for Non-traditional student who achieve and maintain outstanding scholastic standards and leadership characteristics while adroitly handling additional responsibilities of work and family ....
    , Beta Kappa Chi, Golden Key International Honour Society
    Golden Key International Honour Society

    The Golden Key International Honour Society is an Atlanta, Georgia-based non-profit organization founded in 1977 to recognise academic achievement among college and university students in all disciplines....
    , Kappa Delta Epsilon
    Kappa Delta Epsilon

    Kappa Delta Epsilon can refer to:* Kappa Delta Epsilon Society, a national, coeducational professional fraternity for students of education in the United States of America...
    , Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
    National Society of Collegiate Scholars

    The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a national nonprofit academic honor society for college students in United States. The organization is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies....
    , Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha
    Pi sigma alpha

    Pi Sigma Alpha , the National Political Science Honor Society, is the only honor society for college and university students of political science in the United States....
    , Psi Chi
    Psi Chi

    Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology....
    , Sigma Tau Delta
    Sigma Tau Delta

    Sigma Tau Delta is an international college honor society for students of English literature. It presently has over 750 active chapters located in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States, with more than 1,000 faculty sponsors....
    , and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon
    Upsilon Pi Epsilon

    Upsilon Pi Epsilon : International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, is the first and only existing one of its kind....
    .

    Student publications and media

    Spelman offers a literary magazine, a student newspaper (Spelman Spotlight) student government association newsletter (Jaguar Print, and a yearbook. A student film society is also registered on campus.

    Religious organizations

    Religious organizations currently registered on campus include Baha'i Club, Al-Nissa, Alabaster Box, Atlanta Adventist Collegiate Society, Campus Crusade for Christ
    Campus Crusade for Christ

    Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christianity organization that promotes evangelism and discipleship in over 190 countriesaround the world....
    , Crossfire International Campus Ministry, Happiness In Praise for His Overflowing Presence, Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, Movements of Praise Dance Team, The Newman Organization, The Outlet, and The Pre-Theology Society Minority

    International student and social organizations

    Both NAACP and Sister Steps are registered campus organizations.

    Athletics

    The sports teams, including basketball
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
    , golf
    Golf

    Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
    , cross-country
    Cross country running

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    , soccer, tennis
    Tennis

    Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
    , softball
    Softball

    Softball is a Team sport sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball and the rules of both sports are substantially similar....
    , and volleyball
    Volleyball

    Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
     compete in NCAA Division III athletics. Spelman's mascot is the Jaguar.

    Notable faculty


    This list of notable faculty and staff contains current and former faculty, staff and presidents of the Spelman College.

    Notable alumnae


    This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Spelman College. See also Spelman College alumni.
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    Alice Walker
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    See also

    • Women's Colleges in the Southern United States
      Women's Colleges in the Southern United States

      Women's colleges in the United Statess in the Southern United States refers to undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations consist exclusively or almost exclusively of women....


    Suggested readings

    • Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education. "."
    • Guy-Sheftall, Beverly. "Black Women and Higher Education: Spelman and Bennett Colleges Revisited." The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 51, No. 3, The Impact of Black Women in Education: An Historical Overview (Summer, 1982), pp. 278-287.
    • Johnetta Cross-Brazzell, "Brick without Straw: Missionary-Sponsored Black Higher Education in the Post-Emancipation Era," Journal of Higher Education 63 (January/February 1992).
    • Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Jo Moore Stewart, Spelman: A Centennial Celebration, 1881-1981 (Atlanta: Spelman College, 1981).
    • Albert E. Manley, A Legacy Continues: The Manley Years at Spelman College, 1953-1976 (Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1995).
    • Florence M. Read, The Story of Spelman College (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1961).
    • - Atlanta Journal Constitution article


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