<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/alumnus-oliver-spellers-mentorship-sends-seniors-to-the-hill.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Chicago Educator Connects Students to AAMU Ahead of Wrigley Field Classic</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University’s influence in Chicago classrooms is on full display through alumnus Oliver Speller, a teacher and mentor whose impact is shaping the next generation of college-bound students.</summary><date>2026-05-02T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Londyn Alexander, Jaylen Island, Oliver Speller, Lester Barrett and Kyla Moore smile at the camera in the King Room at Kenwood Academy in Chicago</imageAltText><image>/_images/spellermain.jpg</image><name>Alumnus Oliver Speller’s Mentorship Sends Seniors to The Hill</name><first>Alumnus</first><last>Oliver Speller’s Mentorship Sends Seniors to The Hill</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/alumnus-oliver-spellers-mentorship-sends-seniors-to-the-hill.html</url><tags/></item>