Spelman College Announces $250M Comprehensive Campaign Supporting Scholarships, Endowed Professorships and Innovative Programs
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ATLANTA, March 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Spelman College announced the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in the history of the institution. With a goal of $250 million, Spelman Ascends is focused on the strategic initiatives of increasing financial aid, endowing faculty professorships, funding a technology infrastructure transformation and building a Center for Innovation & the Arts that houses programs in the arts, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In just over three and a half years, hundreds of generous donors have made gifts to Spelman, resulting in more than $240 million – 96% of the goal – that will support the College s strategic priorities:
Olivia Joan: Wallpaper Next Generation 2021
Olivia Joan: Wallpaper Next Generation 2021
Our Next Generation 2021 showcase shines a light on 21 outstanding graduates from around the globe, Wallpaper’s pick of the best new talent in seven creative fields. Here, we profile graduate of Parsons School of Design, New York,
Olivia Joan.
Olivia Joan’s joyful portraiture of her female relatives challenges negative stereotypes of Black women and pays tribute to Black matriarchy.
Joan spent years making her family feel at ease in front of the camera and this is a lifelong project. As life begins and ends for members of her family, Joan creates portraits along the way. She is especially proud of her portrait of her grandmother (Joan B Johnson, co-creator of the first Black-owned company to be publicly traded on the American stock exchange), who has since passed away.