Campus News

(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…

(Talladega, AL) Talladega College announced that Reverend Cameron Rashad Thomas has been named assistant vice president/dean of chapel. Thomas has distinguished himself in diverse leadership roles in both higher education and ministry. He comes to Talladega College from Samford University, where he served as director of diversity enrichment and relations. Prior to directing the university’s diversity initiatives, he served as a multicultural recruiter in Samford University’s admissions office…

(Talladega, AL) Talladega College announced that Derrick Robertson has been named associate vice president and executive director of admissions and enrollment management services. Mr. Robertson is an experienced enrollment management professional with fifteen years of service in higher education. His career accomplishments include a portfolio of outstanding work performed on behalf of institutions ranging from small, private liberal arts colleges to large, urban research universities. Prior…