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Oprah & Jill Biden Announce Commencement Speeches

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.24.2012

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Media leader Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joe Biden, are each speaking to graduates this spring as commencement speakers. ...

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The Julian Bond Philanthropy Song

Maxim Thorne | Posted 04.03.2012

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Maxim Thorne

Take a moment to enjoy the American philanthropic Julian Bond song for the success that it is. The lessons of his song will have great meaning in the civil rights and social justice movements of today.

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Spelman College Senior Finds Her Passion in Film

Jordan Harris | Posted 02.21.2012

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Jordan Harris

Hope Harris is making her way to the 595 North Event Venue and Lounge -- in the heart of Atlanta -- for the SESAC Strip showcase. But first she has to finish a 12-page research paper for her theater class.

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Taking a Close Look at the U.S. News Historically Black Colleges and University Rankings

Marybeth Gasman | Posted 11.29.2011

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Marybeth Gasman

Rather than comparing HBCUs to majority institutions, the U.S. News and World Report ranks the historic institutions against their peers. This is problematic since these institutions as a group are wonderfully diverse.

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Junior Year: I'm in No Rush to Graduate

Jordan Harris | Posted 10.15.2011

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Jordan Harris

It's scary how my collegiate years seem to be slipping away. While some of my peers are itching to decorate their cars with "Spelman Alumna" bumper stickers, I'm in no rush to dive head first into the real world.

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HBCU Glory Days

Kalia N. Baker | Posted 10.03.2011

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Kalia N. Baker

I knew I would attend an HBCU because there was a cultural puzzle piece missing in my life, an untold story about my history that was not in the repetitive lessons my white teachers thought were expanding horizons or bringing awareness.

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Welcome to Spelman (And to Sisterhood)

Jordan Harris | Posted 10.03.2011

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Jordan Harris

Had I not known better, I would have sworn I was being initiated into a secret society, minus the blood oaths I had read about and seen in movies one too many times. Instead, I was now a part of the Spelman sisterhood.

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American Commencement: Can the Class of 2011 Be the Freedom Riders of Tomorrow?

Curtis Valentine | Posted 07.16.2011

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Curtis Valentine

On this, the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, it is time to reflect on how America can better prepare our new graduates to serve their communities and the world.

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Michelle Obama Speaks At Spelman College

AP | By ERRIN HAINES | Posted 07.16.2011

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ATLANTA -- First lady Michelle Obama was welcomed with thunderous cheers and told the 550 graduating from Spelman College, an historically black women...

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Michelle Obama's Commencement Address Schedule Released

Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Obama will deliver commencement addresses at three colleges this spring, the White House announced today. The First Lady will address the ...

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Spike Lee: Who Do You Think You Are?

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Smolenyak

Spike Lee has long been a passionate chronicler of African-American history. That documentation of the collective black experience has fed into his curiosity to explore his own family history.

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And Still We Rise: One HBCU President's Perspective

Beverly Daniel Tatum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beverly Daniel Tatum

There is a disconnect between the reality I see every day as president of the oldest historically black college for women and the assumptions outsiders make about what we do and why we do it.

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Susan Rice Speaks About Family, Equality At Spelman

Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice spoke at Spelman College's graduation this year. Below is her speech in full. FULL T...

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