Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum is the author of the New York Times best-selling book, Why Are All the

Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About Race as well as Can

We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation. In September,

her next book, Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times, is set for publication,

delivering thought-provoking perspectives on the contemporary challenges and opportunities

facing higher education in a time of rapid social change.

An award-winning psychologist widely known for her expertise on race relations and as a

thought leader in higher education, she is president emerita of Spelman College. Her thirteen

years as the president of Spelman College (2002-2015) were marked by innovation and growth

and her visionary leadership was recognized in 2013 with the Carnegie Academic Leadership

Award. In spring 2017 she was the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford

University. During the academic year 2022-23, she served as interim president at Mount

Holyoke College.

The combination of her expertise and her engaging, conversational style make Tatum a soughtafter

speaker on the topic of higher education leadership, strategies for creating inclusive

campus and work environments, and the impact of race in the classroom.

Dr. Tatum holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Wesleyan University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in

clinical psychology from the University of Michigan as well as an M.A. in Religious Studies from

Hartford International University (formerly Hartford Seminary). She was the 2014 recipient of

the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to

Psychology.

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