On Sexual Violence on Campus

                                                                Atlanta, October 20th 2026

Dear Spelman students,

In light of recent events, we would like to express our sincere support for the students who have been impacted, on behalf of the Spelman College AAUP Advocacy Chapter. We believe that all students deserve to feel safe, respected, and nurtured in their academic environment.* We support student efforts to organize toward actionable interventions to address sexual violence on our campus and across the AUC. 

In solidarity,

Spelman Advocacy Chapter of AAUP

Note: *The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Joint Statement on the Rights and Freedom of Students (1967) states that the “freedom to learn depends upon appropriate opportunities and conditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community.”