佐治亚州亚特兰大Spelman学院网络安全诊所揭幕：获Google.org 100万美元资助，为社区机构提供安全服务
位于佐治亚州富尔顿县亚特兰大市的 Spelman 学院10月27日宣布，该校计算机与信息科学系近日为 Spelman 网络安全诊所举行了揭幕剪彩仪式：这家诊所又名 SPEAR（安全计划、教育、评估与补救），将为小企业、非营利组织、市镇等社区机构提供网络安全服务，同时让学生获得真实的网络安全工作经验；诊所由 Google.org 提供的100万美元资助建成。
Spelman 学院称，诊所的设想源于计算机与信息科学系教授兼系主任 Raquel Hill 与该校网络安全与信息技术合规主任 Kerry Hixon 的合作。这笔100万美元资助是 Google.org 与「网络安全诊所联盟」（Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics）总额2,500万美元合作的一部分，该联盟是由大学网络安全诊所及盟友组成的国际网络，致力于以网络安全教育服务公共利益。校长 Ayanna Howard 在揭幕仪式上说：「这家诊所直接体现了 Spelman 的核心使命与战略愿景。通过 SPEAR，Spelman 不只是在参与科技版图，而是在主动塑造它、守护它。」
学院引用世界经济论坛《2026年全球风险报告》称，网络不安全在未来两年和十年的风险中都位列前十；目前全美有近51.5万个网络安全岗位空缺，其中佐治亚州超过1.7万个。Hill 说，银行、零售、水务系统、交通、农业和电力生产都依赖计算机系统，Spelman 正在培养下一代网络安全专家。该诊所是在学院年度「极客周」（Geek Week）期间推出的；Spelman 是全美49家同类诊所之一，也是近期在高校新推出的15家诊所之一。
Spelman College in Atlanta Opens Cybersecurity Clinic Funded by $1 Million Google.org Grant
Spelman College in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, announced on October 27, 2026, that its Computer and Information Sciences Department recently hosted the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Spelman Cybersecurity Clinic, also known as SPEAR (Security Plan, Education, Assessment, and Remediation). The clinic will provide cybersecurity services to community organizations including small businesses, nonprofits, and cities and towns, while giving students real-world cybersecurity experience. The clinic was developed through a $1 million grant from Google.org.
Spelman said the idea for the clinic grew from a collaboration between Raquel Hill, professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, and Kerry Hixon, the college's director of cybersecurity and I.T. compliance. The $1 million grant is part of a $25 million collaboration between Google.org and the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, an international network of university-based cybersecurity clinics and allies working to advance cybersecurity education for the public good. 'This clinic directly embodies Spelman's core mission and strategic vision. Through SPEAR, Spelman is not merely participating in the tech landscape; we are actively shaping and securing it,' College President Ayanna Howard said at the opening.
Citing the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Risks Report, the college said cyber insecurity remains one of the top 10 global risks over the next two and 10 years, and that there are currently nearly 515,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the United States, including over 17,000 in Georgia. Dr. Hill said computers and their applications touch banking, retail, water systems, transportation, agriculture and power production, and that Spelman is preparing the next generation of cybersecurity experts. The clinic launched as part of the college's annual Geek Week; Spelman is one of 49 such clinics in the United States and one of 15 new clinics recently launched at higher education institutions.
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图片来源：Spelman 学院网络安全诊所揭幕现场，校长 Ayanna Howard 与 SPEAR 学生交谈。Spelman 学院官方发布，经 spelman.edu。 / At the Spelman Cybersecurity Clinic opening, President Ayanna Howard talks with SPEAR students. Photo released by Spelman College, via spelman.edu.
