Leading from a Place of Optimism and Hope: A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

In this inspiring conversation with president emerita of Spelman College, author and thought leader, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, we are challenged to remain hopeful, even in the face of great disruption, and actively look for signs of progress and positive change.  Currently serving as interim president of Mount Holyoke College, Dr. Tatum is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on race relations and higher education. 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. The author of the best-selling “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”and Other Conversations About Race (now in the 2017 20th anniversary edition) and Can We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007), Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topics of racial identity development, race and education, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments, and higher education leadership. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she was the 2014 recipient of the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.   During our conversation, Dr. Tatum recommends the book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides (2022) by Geoffrey L. Cohen as well as The Intergroup Dialogues Program (IDP) at the University of Michigan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chelip/message