{"638064":{"#nid":"638064","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Impact Presents: Dr. Beverly Tatum, Author \u0022Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a virtual Impact session on Wednesday, September 9 from 5 pm to 6 pm. Impact presents a conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita, Spelman College\u0026nbsp;hosted by Scheller College of Business Dean, Dr. Maryam Alavi.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Beverly Daniel Tatum 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\u0026nbsp;innovation and growth and her visionary leadership was recognized in 2013 with the Carnegie\u0026nbsp;Academic Leadership Award. The author of several books including the best-selling \u0026ldquo;Why Are\u0026nbsp;All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?\u0026rdquo; and Other Conversations About Race and Can We Talk About Race? and Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007), Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topics of racial\u0026nbsp;identity development, race and education, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments,\u0026nbsp;and higher education leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2005 Dr. Tatum was awarded the prestigious Brock\u0026nbsp;International Prize in Education for her innovative leadership in the field. A Fellow of the\u0026nbsp;American Psychological Association, she was the 2014 recipient of the APA Award for\u0026nbsp;Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.\u0026nbsp;A civic leader in the Atlanta community, Dr. Tatum is engaged in educational initiatives\u0026nbsp;designed to expand educational opportunity for underserved students and their families. In\u0026nbsp;Atlanta, she serves on the governing boards of the Westside Future Fund, Achieve Atlanta,\u0026nbsp;Morehouse College, the Tull Charitable Foundation, and the Georgia Power Company. She is also on the boards of Smith College. TIAA Charitable, and the Educational Testing Service.\u0026nbsp;She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Wesleyan University and M.A. and Ph.D. in\u0026nbsp;clinical psychology from the University of Michigan as well as an M.A. in Religious Studies\u0026nbsp;from Hartford Seminary.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event is presented by the Scheller College of Business in collaboration with\u0026nbsp;Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of Minority Development, GT Student Athlete Advisory Board, GT Athletic Association, and SGA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EImpact is a weekly series of meaningful\u0026nbsp;conversations, free and open to all. 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