Spelman College President Dr. Beverly Tatum Talks “Passing the Baton”

Rose Scott | WABE

August 7th, 2014

In 2002, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum was appointed president of Atlanta’s Spelman College.

The institution, located in the Atlanta University Center, is one of two all-female historically black colleges in the country.

The college was founded as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary by Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles.

Dr. Tatum is Spelman’s ninth president and recently announced she is retiring .

In part one of a conversation with WABE’s Rose Scott, Dr. Tatum begins talking about her main goals and vision for Spelman.

In part two of a conversation with WABE’s Rose Scott, Dr. Tatum talks about why there’s still a need for single gender colleges and specifically all women’s.

Spelman College's Board of Trustees approved Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum with the title of president emerita once she retires. In the final segment of a conversation with WABE’s Rose Scott, Dr. Tatum talks about life after retirement and a major transformation at Spelman College that made national headlines.

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