Spelman College is a private, historically black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia.
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18 Facts About Spelman College
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The Granddaughters' Club, a club for students whose mothers and aunts had attended Spelman College was created, and this club is still in existence today.
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Shortly thereafter, Spelman entered into an "agreement of affiliation" with nearby Morehouse College and Atlanta University by chartering the Atlanta University Center in 1929.
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IN 1947, Spelman College joined the list of "approved institutions" of the Association of American Universities.
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In 1962, the first Spelman College students were arrested for participating in sit-ins in the Atlanta community.
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In 2015, Spelman College opened the Wellness Center at Reed Hall, a state-of-the-art recreation center.
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In 2017, Spelman College's leadership voted to allow transgender women to enroll in the institution.
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In July 2020, Spelman College received a notably large undisclosed donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
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Spelman College leads the nation in enrolling the highest percentage of Gates Millennium Scholars.
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Spelman College ranked first among baccalaureate origin institutions of African-American women who earned science, engineering, and mathematics doctoral degrees.
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Spelman College's gated campus near downtown Atlanta consists of over 25 buildings on 39 acres.
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The orientation includes events, workshops, and sessions designed to teach new Spelmanites about the mission, history, culture, traditions, and sisterhood of Spelman College; students are given information on how to successfully matriculate to Spelman Women, such as registration, advisement, placement, and planning class schedules.
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Spelman College offers a literary magazine, a student newspaper, The BluePrint, and student government association newsletter (Jaguar Print).
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Spelman College is the first HBCU to charter a chapter of Amnesty International on its campus.
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Spelman College has four chapters of National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities on campus: the Mu Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Eta Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, the Beta Iota Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, and the Epsilon Eta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho.
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Additionally, Spelman College has the Iota Rho Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority and the Eta Zeta Chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma, a national service sorority.
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Spelman College has 11 residence halls on campus with approximately 1, 500 students occupying them.
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In 2013, Spelman College decided to drop varsity athletics and leave the NCAA.
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