Campus News

(Talladega, AL) Talladega College will soon join six Division II schools in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) that offer a men’s volleyball team. “This is a historic move that will help broaden access to a sport that is often viewed as being primarily for women,” said Talladega College Vice President and Athletic Director Michael Grant. “While males and minorities are sorely underrepresented in volleyball, statistics are rapidly changing as the sport becomes increasingly…

(Talladega, AL) Talladega College has named Kyle Liechti as its new associate head men's volleyball coach/assistant women's volleyball coach. Liechti previously served as assistant coach at Dillard University, where he aided the institution in winning its second consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference undefeated regular season championship. “In addition to being a gifted coach who helps players maximize their performance on court, Coach Liechti is an experienced recruiter with strong organiz…

(Talladega, AL) Talladega College recently partnered with Brown Girls Do Gymnastics to launch the nation’s second HBCU women’s gymnastics team. The college has now made history by hiring Aja Sims-Fletcher as its inaugural gymnastics coach, making her the second HBCU gymnastics coach ever. She joins Fisk University’s Corrinne Tarver, who became the first in 2022. Coach Aja and Talladega College will host their first Gymnastics News Conference on February 13, 2023, at 11 am CST, in the Dr. Billy…

(Talladega, AL) Talladega College has named Lashaunda Spurgeon as its new men’s and women's volleyball head coach. Spurgeon, who previously served as head women's volleyball coach at Dillard University, has nine impactful years of coaching and recruiting experience at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) levels. She was named Gulf Coast Athletic Conferen…

(Talladega, AL) Rev. Dr. Herman "Skip" Mason Jr., an esteemed historian, author, and educator, will deliver Talladega College’s Black History Month Convocation address on Thursday, February 9, at 11 a.m., in DeForest Chapel. Dr. Mason, who serves as senior pastor of historic West Mitchell Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia, will reflect upon “Black Excellence: Reconstructing Bridges and Navigating New Barriers.” Program highlights will include a performance by the Tallade…