Tag: Atlanta University Center

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HBCUs Face An Additional Set of Coronavirus Concerns

Campuses across the country are temporarily closing in response to the coronavirus, encouraging students to go home and offering online classes to prevent the virus from spreading. Historically Black colleges and universities – and other minority serving institutions – are no exception. But these schools face an extra set of concerns as they try to keep underrepresented students safe on tighter budgets than predominantly White institutions.

March 15, 2020

HBCUs

Syracuse Law Furthers Commitment to Access, Diversity in Legal Profession

A new agreement between Syracuse University College of Law and Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College will fulfill a dual objective: diversifying the student body of the law school – and thus the legal profession – while also providing a pipeline for students from the three historically Black institutions to accelerate the time to their bachelor’s and juris doctor degrees.

June 1, 2019

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Janelle Monae Mobilizes Atlanta College Students to Vote

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s not-for-profit initiative “When We All Vote” brought award-winning artist and activist Janelle Monae to Spelman College on Thursday to mobilize Atlanta University Center students to vote in November. Monae headlined the rally at the historically Black college, encouraging students from the collective of schools to register and head to the […]

September 28, 2018

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Spelman Receives Largest Single Donation of Books from Henry Louis Gates

Renowned Harvard University scholar Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. has awarded Spelman College with the largest single donation of books given to a historically Black college or university. Spelman received nearly 14,000 volumes from Gates’ personal library. The collection will be housed in the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, where Spelman students […]

September 4, 2018

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Students Want Hillary Clinton to Know They’re Tired of Rhetoric

The Atlanta University Center students who interrupted Democratic presidential candidate with chants of “Black Lives Matter” during a campaign stop last Friday said they wanted her to specifically address concerns related to Black citizens in this country.

November 2, 2015