Conversations about Race in Education with Professor Beverly Daniel Tatum

Join the Black History Year Group and the School of Social Sciences as we welcome Professor Beverly Daniel Tatum!

New York Times best-selling author of “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race - Join her in conversation with Bryan Bonaparte, Snr Lecturer in Psychology, University of Westminster

Professor Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., president emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for both her expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in higher education. Recipient of the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award and author of several books including the New York Times best-selling “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race. Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topic of racial identity development, the impact of race in the classroom, strategies for creating inclusive teaching environments, and higher education leadership.

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Professor Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D

“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”and Other Conversations About Race - New York Times best-selling author Professor Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., president emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for both 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. The author of several books including the New York Times best-selling “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”and Other Conversations About Race (originally published in 1997/20th anniversary edition in 2017) and Can We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007), Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topic of racial identity development, the impact of race in the classroom, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments, and higher education leadership. In 2005 Professor Tatum was awarded the prestigious Brock International Prize in Education for her innovative leadership in the field. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she was the 2014 recipient of the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.

A civic leader in Atlanta, Georgia, Professor Tatum is engaged in educational initiatives designed to expand educational opportunity for underserved students and their families, as well as to connect communities across lines of difference. Locally she serves on the governing boards of the Westside Future Fund, Achieve Atlanta, the Tull Charitable Foundation and Morehouse College. Her national service includes her membership on the boards of Smith College, the Educational Testing Service, and Sesame Workshop.

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