Dr. Ayanna Howard takes the reins at Spelman on August 1 as the 12th president of the school.
ATLANTA — Spelman College on Friday announced Dr. Ayanna Howard, a roboticist, AI trailblazer and the dean of the Ohio State University College of Engineering, as the school’s next president.
Dr. Howard, a release said, will “build upon Spelman’s legacy of academic excellence and leadership development while helping prepare future generations of Black women to lead in a rapidly changing world.”
She takes the reins at Spelman on August 1 as the 12th president of the school.
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