Beverly Daniel Tatum

Beverly Daniel Tatum

Beverly Daniel Tatum

BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM

President, Spelman College

Beverly Daniel Tatum became the ninth president of Spelman College in 2002. During her tenure, the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (LEADS) was created and its annual Women of Color Leadership Conference was established as a national professional development resource. She has also increased scholarship support for students and supported innovative programs such as the construction of an LEED-certified “green” residence hall. She previously served as a faculty member at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Westfield State College, and Mount Holyoke College, where she also served as dean and acting president. In 2005, President Tatum was awarded the prestigious Brock International Prize in Education for her innovative leadership in the field. Formerly a member of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, she also serves on the boards of the Institute for International Education, the Council of Independent Colleges, Teach for America, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She earned a B.A. degree in psychology from Wesleyan University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. President Tatum also holds a M.A. in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary.