Going North Podcast

“It's always important to speak up for yourself and to define for yourself what you will and will not tolerate.” – Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum Today’s featured New York Times bestselling author is a mom, wife, clinical psychologist, award-winning educational thought leader, TEDx speaker, and president emerita of Spelman College, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum. Dr. Beverly and I had a fun on a bun chat about her latest book, “Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times”, resilience, the importance of advocacy in shaping the future of education, and more!Key Things You’ll Learn:How Dr. Tatum’s early life shaped her academic interests and path to becoming a bestselling authorHer transition from aspiring therapist to becoming dean at Mount Holyoke and later president of Spelman CollegeThe most surprising thing about being a college presidentHow current events and higher education controversies shaped her book’s direction The importance of alumni advocacy for colleges and universitiesD