Beverly Daniel Tatum

I could not agree more! #PerilandPromise We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself nytimes.com/2025/09/08/opi… 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/the-met…

@jonacoles Thanks so much!

@BDTSpelman More than 25 years ago, we were both invited to participate in a MLK Day program at Phillips-Andover. Congratulations on your new book, Beverly.

It’s Publication Day! Excited to find Peril and Promise in the “New and Noteworthy” section of my local Barnes & Noble!

“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/marybeth…

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

.@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 bdtauthor@bsky.social. Hope to see you there!

To all the Spelmanites, Happy Founders Day!

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!

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

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!

Small acts at the right time can make a big impact. #belonging @GeoffCohen @BDTSpelman