Former president of Spelman College Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum has authored a book that focuses on the current challenges leaders face in higher education.
“Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times,” sheds light on the issues plaguing higher education and Tatum’s reflections on how we can resolve them, based on leading Spelman for 13 years.
Tatum left before the instability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but her journey was far from peril-free. As a trailblazing Black woman in a field typically dominated by white men, Tatum also led Spelman during the Great Recession and market crash of 2008, and other stressful incidents for students — like when there was an active shooter on campus.
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