Beverly Daniel Tatum | 2026 JA Atlanta Business Hall of Fame Laureate

Описание: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, is an award-winning psychologist widely known for her expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in 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. In spring 2017 she was the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford University. In 2022-23, she served as interim president at Mount Holyoke College.

Dr. Tatum is the author of several books, including the New York Times best-seller, “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race. Her newest book, Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times addresses the contemporary challenges and opportunities facing higher education in a time of rapid social change.

An active civic leader, she currently serves as Board Chair of the Tull Charitable Foundation in Atlanta and is a member of the Board of Directors of Sesame Workshop (creators of Sesame Street), as well as the Educational Testing Service. Among her past board service, she takes particular pride in her service as a founding member of the Westside Future Fund Board of Directors, a founding member of the Achieve Atlanta Board of Directors, a member of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees, and the Georgia Power Board of Directors.

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). In 2014 she was elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society and was also the recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.