Previous experience working with young people is desirable. The program includes a black community emphasis to provide a framework for examining urban issues within the context of black community goals. Newberry Library Program in the Humanities Students have access to the rich collections of books and manuscripts of one of America's foremost research libraries in the humanities, located on the near north side of Chicago. A. Fall Semester Seminar Students explore the style, methods, and aims of interdisciplinary inquiry in the humanities and design and complete a research project under the supervision of ACM-Newberry Faculty Fellows. Historically black, Spelman has been a leader in women's education since the post-Civil War period.
Most students live in college dormitories.