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Sports
SIAC Announces Suspension of 2020 Fall Sports and Championship Events
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which includes primarily historically Black institutions in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, said it “has made the very difficult decision” to suspend all sporting and championship events through the fall to ensure the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, students, staff, fans and other campus stakeholders. The conference suspended intercollegiate athletics this past […]
July 10, 2020
News Roundup
Six Atlanta Police Officers Charged After Violent Arrest of HBCU Students
Six police officers in Atlanta, Georgia, were on Tuesday charged following the violent arrest Saturday of two Black students from the historically Black Spelman and Morehouse colleges amid protests against the death of George Floyd, reported the Daily News. The students, Taniyah Pilgrim, 20, and Messiah Young, 22, were sitting in their car in traffic […]
June 2, 2020
African-American
As Hundreds of Students Join George Floyd Protests, Some Black Students Become Targets of Police
As hundreds of college students nationwide joined the George Floyd protests over the weekend, police used force against some Black students in incidents that some college leaders said are yet more examples of systemic racism and excessive police action. “This is the exact kind of policing behavior thousands have been protesting,” tweeted the Georgia chapter […]
June 1, 2020
HBCUs
Morehouse College to Cut Jobs, Salaries to Offset Budget Deficit
Morehouse College said in a statement on Monday that it will cut jobs and salaries, and implement furloughs to offset an anticipated fiscal year 2020-2021 budget deficit and to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlanta institution, a historically Black college or university (HBCU), estimates a potential 25% decline in enrollment because […]
May 18, 2020
HBCUs
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to Serve as Spelman Commencement Speaker
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, will serve as Spelman College’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 19. During the class of 2019’s commencement ceremony, Bottoms will address the 474 graduating seniors at the all-women’s, historically Black college, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. She will also receive the National Community Service Award. Other award recipients […]
April 23, 2019
News Roundup
Morehouse College King Collection Receives Governor’s Award
The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection received a 2018 Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities for its preservation of artifacts representing the life and legacy of Dr. King. Stored in the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, the King Collection features more than 13,000 items from King’s life and work between 1944 and […]
October 24, 2018
Students
Spelman and Ford Partner to Support First-Gen Students
First-generation students at Spelman College will receive support and mentorship under a new initiative with Ford Motor Company this year.
August 24, 2018
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