Talk:Spelman College

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good article: any hope of a photo? Filiocht 10:47, Oct 19, 2004 (UTC)

I would also like for this page to attain a photo of the campus. Also, could there be a section about the things women from Spelman College have accomplished. Such as the history of a "Spelman Woman" and some emphasis on the freshman required class African Diaspora and the World

The article violates the NPOV standard. "Spelman is considered to be the top female historically black college in the United States" is hardly a neutral, objective statement (even though I agree with it). At a minimum, we should know who considers it as such. The rest of the article is less blatant but still reads like a P.R. piece for the school.

[edit] NOT the oldest female HBCU

Bennett College in Greensboro, NC is...You might want to edit the article you're providing the world w/ false information —Preceding unsigned comment added by JConyers (talk • contribs) 03:30, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Bennett College was established in 1873 as a normal school for emancipated slaves. It became a women's college in 1926. Spelman College was established as a women's college in 1881. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 09:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)