Spelman Students Win $1 Million in Goldman Sachs Market Madness Competition
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ATLANTA, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A talented group of Spelman College students competed against teams from seven other historically Black colleges and universities to win $1 million in the Goldman Sachs Market Madness: HBCUs Possibilities Program.
Spelman Students Win $1 Million in Goldman Sachs Market Madness Competition
A talented group of Spelman College students won the first annual Goldman Sachs Market Madness case competition.
The competition, which is in its inaugural year, was the culmination of a four-month class in finance fundamentals offered to 125 HBCU first- and second-year college students. Led by Goldman Sachs professionals, the classes prepared students to participate in the Market Madness case-study competition. The initiative is part of the company s $25 million commitment to support and invest in the power o
By Ryan Shepard
Activist and educator
Angela Davis is slated to deliver the commencement address for the Spelman College Class of 2021. Joining Davis, actress
Danai Gurira will also speak to an accomplished class of Spelman College scholars. Hours before Davis addresses the class of 2021, Gurira will deliver a commencement address to last year s graduating class that did not have a traditional ceremony last year.
Adding to the ceremony, Spelman College will present the National Community Service Award to writer
Pearl Cleage. North Carolina Rep.
Alma S. Adams will also receive the National Community Service Award during the class of 2020 ceremony.
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ATLANTA, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A political activist who is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad and the first African woman writer to have a play on Broadway, will address graduates during Spelman College s commencement celebrations for the classes of 2020 and 2021 in separate, in-person ceremonies on May 16, 2021.
Tony-nominated playwright and actress Danai Gurira, best known for her roles as General Okoye in Marvel’s 2018 Academy Award-winning blockbuster film “Black Panther” and Michonne in the AMC series “The Walking Dead” will deliver a keynote address to the class of 2020 during Spelman’s 133rd Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, May 16, at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
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