A former NASA engineer will become the next president of Spelman College

Spelman College has selected a nationally recognized artificial intelligence pioneer, entrepreneur and former NASA engineer to become its next president.

• Jun 5

Spelman College makes history with 7 valedictorians

For the first time in Spelman College's history, the historically-Black college has seven valedictorians.

• May 15

Arthur Blank's historic Atlanta HBCU investment already helping students cross the graduation finish line

Less than a year in, Arthur Blank's big donation to Atlanta's historically Black colleges and universities is already paying off.

• May 14

Spelman College students developing device to help people talk to plants

The Spelman College students' project is called PlantGPT, and the goal is to help anyone have a green thumb.

• Mar 10

Meet Coriology, the man behind Spelman's gospel choir sound

The music inside Sisters Chapel at Spelman College is bold. Confident. Alive. But for the man leading it, the journey didn't start in a chapel or on a college campus.

• Mar 2

$144 million student housing project promises new opportunities for Morehouse, Spelman and Atlanta's West End

There's a major new student housing project for Morehouse College and Spelman College students that officials say will enhance campus life, support student success, and benefit the surrounding West End community.

• Jan 28

Spelman scholar working to improve AI's representation of Black hair

A Spelman scholar is determined to improve how Black women are represented in AI, one hairstyle at a time.

• Dec 9, 2025

MacKenzie Scott gives Atlanta's Spelman College $38-million gift

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given Atlanta's Spelman College an unrestricted $38-million gift.

• Nov 3, 2025

106-year-old Spelman alumna looks back at breaking fashion boundaries

Annie Jewel Moore, the oldest living Spelman alumna, launched her own haute couture salon and had her fashion featured in Vogue.

• Oct 17, 2025