Spelman College gets $5 million gift

January (2018)— Spelman College announced Monday it has received one of its largest gifts in decades — $5 million — that will be used for scholarships and to help financially struggling students remain in the Atlanta institution. The college’s president, Mary Schmidt Campbell, said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the contribution from … Continue reading →

EXCITING NEWS: Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conversation/HBCU Library Alliance Summer 2018 Library Preservation/Conversation Internship Program

January (2018)– Exciting news!!!! The Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, in partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance, has received funding to coordinate five fully-funded, eight-week summer internships in library and archives preservation in 2018 at five nationally recognized library preservation/conservation laboratories. Interns will receive a cost-of-living stipend, funds for travel, and assistance arranging travel and housing … Continue reading →

CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MADE IN SC INITIATIVE THROUGH $20 MILLION NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT

Jauary (2018)– Claflin University has been selected to participate in a consortium funded by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research to enhance advanced materials and manufacturing. Claflin will collaborate with nine other universities and colleges throughout South Carolina to increase research and improve the pipeline of diverse and highly skilled … Continue reading →