Spelman College Awarded $5.4 Million Grant for AUC Initiative to Increase Diversity in Museum Field

Spelman College has received a $5.4 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation to establish the Atlanta University Center Collective…
09.21.18
AUC’s Woodruff Library to Unveil Bloomberg Lab

The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its Financial Applications Learning Lab,…
09.21.18
Stopping the Tech Diversity Gap Where It Starts: Elementary School

As technology advances, it redefines the skills needed to succeed. To meet this new standard, we must change what and…
09.12.18
Spelman Jumps 10 Places in College Rankings, Remains No. 1 HBCU

Spelman College made significant gains on the 2019 U.S. News & World Report’s list of college rankings. The College jumped…
09.21.18
Brazil Museum Fire: An Incalculable Loss

“Folks, there’s nothing left from the Linguistics division. We lost all the indigenous languages collection: the recordings since 1958, the…
09.10.18
Black Student Activists Face Penalty in College Admissions

Back when I taught at a predominantly white, selective liberal arts college, I came across a book called “Acting White?…
09.05.18
On Our Radar: Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship

Lockheed Martin has designated $4,400 in scholarship funding for academically achieving undergraduate students at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College. Any…
09.04.18
Black Male Doctors from Xavier University Encourage Atlanta Youth to Dream Big

Three African-American male doctors, who grew up with challenging childhoods (involving poverty, drug-addicted parents, drug dealing, homelessness and violence) and…
08.24.18
Careers Report Lists Most Promising College Majors

According to a recent report from CareerCast, finance, marketing and mechanical engineering  are among the best college undergraduate majors for…
08.23.18
Spelman, Morehouse and Most Expensive HBCUs Keep Tuition Costs Lower Than National Average

The most affordable historically Black colleges and universities were ranked for a new study.
08.22.18
HBCUs Are Far From Alone When It Comes To Student Housing Issues

HBCU's are not alone with it comes to student housing crises.
08.15.18
Sneakerhead Youth Empowerment Center Provides STEAM Education with a Twist … Fly Kicks

As schools across Atlanta officially open their classrooms for the start of the 2018-19 academic year, there are high hopes…
08.15.18
Ford Fund Launches “Ford First Gen” Initiative at Spelman College to Boost Success for First-Generation College Students

Spelman College is the launching pad for a first-of-its kind program to improve graduation rates among first-generation students by Ford Motor…
08.15.18
Morehouse College President Starts Freshman Year in Dorm

ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Morehouse College is tackling his freshman year in an unusual way. David Thomas —…
08.13.18
Kevin Hart’s Help From The Hart Charity Launches a New $600,000 Scholarship Program with UNCF and KIPP

Two Atlanta students – Ayan Robinson and Lauryn Williams – are among the recipients of a $600,000 scholarship fund from…
08.08.18
VIEWPOINTS: As Racial Profiling Soars, Being A College Student While Black Gets That Much Tougher

The string of cases where police are summoned to a situation by a biased caller has invaded higher learning.
08.21.18