Author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? 9th president of Spelman College (2002-2015)
Atlanta, GA
Joined February 2011
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I could not agree more!
#PerilandPromise
We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself nytimes.com/2025/09/08/opini… via @NYTOpinion
Talking about my new book, Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times on @WDET with Cary Junior II. Especially enjoyed our conversation about free speech on college campuses. Take a listen:
shows.audiocdn.com/s/wdet/th…
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“A portrait of leadership that is principled, research-informed, student-centered, and unafraid of the hard decisions. @BDTSpelman's PERIL AND PROMISE is both a practical guide and a moral compass, urging those in leadership roles to lead not from fear but from purpose.”
Available now! Read more on @Forbes 👇
#college forbes.com/sites/marybethgas…
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We're thrilled to announce the publication of @BDTSpelman's PERIL AND PROMISE 🎉 In this “timely and critically important book” (@esglaude), a former college president and bestselling author offers leadership lessons for today’s troubled campuses
Learn more: bit.ly/45pDt6s
#collegecampus #nonfictionbooks #education #collegeleadership
It’s Publication Day! Excited to find Peril and Promise in the “New and Noteworthy” section of my local Barnes & Noble!
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.@BDTSpelman “is someone with great judgment and sagacity, patience and persistence. An eloquent, personal case for college leadership based on building communal governance and institutional trust.”—@KirkusReviews
Available September 2! Learn more: bit.ly/45pDt6s
#nonfictionbooks #education #leadership
Dear followers, after Twitter became X, I stopped posting & mostly stopped reading X. I just opened a Bluesky account. My new handle is BDTauthor because that’s what I’m doing now. My new book will be out in 9/2025! Find me at [email protected]. Hope to see you there!
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How can all of us work to create environments of belonging & thriving? Join Prof. @GeoffCohen in conversation with @mtholyoke interim Pres. Beverly Daniel Tatum to learn more about the science of creating connection. 4/12 1-2PT @SpelmanCollege @BDTSpelman stanford.io/3G8TCBj
So delightful to have you with us! Already using strategies from your great book, Belonging!
what a treat to be a part of the annual BOOM symposium for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Many thanks to Mt Holyoke @mtholyoke and President Tatum @BDTSpelman for hosting a deeply enriching and educational event. events.mtholyoke.edu/boom_20…
Excited to be in Abu Dhabi for the Forbes 30/50 international women’s conference! AND my conversation w/ Vice Chancellor Mariet Westermann at NYU Abu Dhabi
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With the premiere of The 1619 Project on Hulu, Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum spoke to National Geographic about how to talk to children about slavery. Read it here: ow.ly/spmP50MBpOO
So delighted to be with Aimee Eubanks Davis’95, founder of Braven, a non-profit expanding strong first-job career opportunities for underrepresented students, for a “Lauching Leadership” conversation yesterday. Perfect topic for National First Gen Day & MHC Founder’s Day, too!
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Check out this excellent TED talk by @RuizSealey Every educator should watch and learn from this message.
youtube.com/watch?v=-V_GdpVR…
The Unexpected Power of Random Acts of Kindness nytimes.com/2022/09/02/well/…
Honored to receive the Bob Craves Champion of College Access Award from NCAN today! @MHC_President @mtholyoke
Wonderful to have @BDTSpelman with us here at #NCAN2022. She receives the Bob Craves Champion of College Access Award and will now have a fireside chat with @AchieveAtlanta’s @TvFernandez!
