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Franklin to Teach at Spelman
ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin will teach at Spelman College after her final term ends.
Franklin will join the historically black women's college in January under its William and Camille Cosby Endowed Professorship Program, dedicated to the fine arts, humanities and social sciences. The multidisciplinary initiative is designed to enhance the intellectual, cultural and creative life of Spelman.
Franklin was elected the city's first female mayor in 2001 and re-elected in 2004. She is barred by term limits from running for mayor again. The 63-year-old Franklin is an alumna of Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Franklin's term ends Jan. 3 and she will begin her one-year professorship after leaving office.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
What others are saying
- @ TeachI can't call racism on this onE. I think Spelman probably reached out to her while both sides win. They can say they have a former mayor of a large metro city teaching there while she gets to stay right in the city.
I doubt other schools reached out to her so she accepted the position. - TeachingOnce again it's the blind leading the blind in the city that's too busy to hate.How exactly can one learn from a BS artist unless you are planning to get into the BS business?
- Of course!Why of course Shirley-girl is going to teach at Spelman. She wouldn't consider for a moment teaching at a school that isn't made up almost exclusively of Blacks. Nice to see racism is alive and well in the Black leadership of Atlanta. Hypocrites.
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