MEETING Dr. Yolanda King

MEETING Dr. Yolanda King

NAME OF COMPANY? Affirmative Transformation Services WHAT HBCU YOU ATTEND? Spelman College WHAT MADE YOU ATTEND YOUR HBCU? I wanted to attend Spelman because of its rich heritage of producing women leaders. I had my overnight campus visit and witnessed Spelman’s reputation of excellence, sisterhood, and community service in real life, and it sealed the […]

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 Atlanta University Center Offers Diverse Candidates at Annual Job Fair

Atlanta University Center Offers Diverse Candidates at Annual Job Fair

Atlanta University Center students had the opportunity to network with nearly 300 employers and organizations showing their willingness to offer roles and opportunities to diverse candidates at the Atlanta University Center Consortium’s 2023 Career Fair. Over 2,000 undergraduate students from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College networked with Fortune 500 corporations, enterprising companies, […]

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 New Year, New Threats

New Year, New Threats

A string of bomb threats at several Historically Black Colleges and Universities may be racially motivated.  On the first day of Black History Month, several HBCUs across the nation went on alert.  Just a month ago, during the MLK Holiday, many of the same campuses issued evacuation or shelter-in-place orders for the same thing.  Fortunately, […]

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 Beyonce’ Partners with Peloton..

Beyonce’ Partners with Peloton..

Peloton, in partnership with Beyoncé, announced that students at 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will have access to free two-year memberships by the end of November. Every current student at Bennett College, Clark Atlanta University, Grambling State University, Hampton University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College, Texas Southern University, […]

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 Spelman College Announces the Inaugural Recipients of the John Lewis Scholarship

Spelman College Announces the Inaugural Recipients of the John Lewis Scholarship

ATLANTA (September 28, 2020) — Five students enrolled in Spelman’s Social Justice Fellows Program have been selected to receive scholarships named in honor of Congressman John Lewis. Developed for students who exemplify a commitment to social justice, the endowed scholarship provides a one-time tuition contribution of $10,000 to five Social Justice Fellows each year. The 2020 cohort […]

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 Morgan Stanley Launches Program to Provide Full Scholarships to Spelman College Students

Morgan Stanley Launches Program to Provide Full Scholarships to Spelman College Students

ATLANTA (October 21, 2020) – Over the next four years, talented Spelman College students will receive full scholarships from Morgan Stanley, a leading global financial services firm. The Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars program is designed to eliminate financial barriers to higher education for African American college students.  The $12 million initiative will support a total […]

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