Note from John Ahmann: The Atlanta University Consortium (AUC) by definition demonstrate the power of We as the world’s largest consortia of African American private institutions of higher education. These constellations of institutions have long served as an anchor for the Westside and have had an incredible impact morally, economically, and politically on not only […]
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A Special Month by Kelly Jordan
This week’s theme is “A special month”
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Three Georgia campuses among greenest in nation: Emory, Spelman, West Georgia
Three higher ed campuses in Georgia rank among the greenest schools in the nation, according to the ninth annual rankings of colleges and universities released Tuesday by Sierra magazine.
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The Namesake
Two missionary teachers, a newly founded school for Atlanta women, and the world-renowned industrialist whose surprise visit changed everything…This is the story of how a well known Atlanta institution got its name.
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Words of Spelman College grad a beacon in ground-breaking resolution of Detroit’s $18 billion bankruptcy
The words of a Spelman College graduate were a guiding principle in the historic bankruptcy settlement of Detroit.
“Democracy is not a spectator sport,” is the quote by Marian Wright Edelman, valedictorian, Class of 1960, and 11-year chair of Spelman’s Board of Trustees. Edelman founded the Children’s Defense Fund in 1973 and serves as its president.
