Presented By:
Trotter Multicultural Center
Imported from Sessions @ Michigan
Peril & Promise: A Conversation on College Leadership
with Drs. Beverly Tatum & Ruth Simmons
On Monday, November 3, 2025, the Trotter Multicultural Center, in partnership with the Central Student Government and the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), will host Peril & Promise: A Conversation on College Leadership in Rackham Auditorium at the University of Michigan. This of a kind event will bring together two esteemed leaders in higher education:
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, psychologist, and best-selling author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, president emerita of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University, and a nationally respected voice on equity, access, and institutional change.
This public conversation—moderated by Dr. Earl Lewis—will explore the promise and challenges of leadership in complex times, with particular attention to the role of student activism, institutional memory, and courageous decision-making. Both speakers bring firsthand experience navigating public discourse, student advocacy, and the responsibilities of institutional leadership across public and private contexts.
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, psychologist, and best-selling author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, president emerita of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University, and a nationally respected voice on equity, access, and institutional change.
This public conversation—moderated by Dr. Earl Lewis—will explore the promise and challenges of leadership in complex times, with particular attention to the role of student activism, institutional memory, and courageous decision-making. Both speakers bring firsthand experience navigating public discourse, student advocacy, and the responsibilities of institutional leadership across public and private contexts.
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Co-Sponsored By
- Rackham Graduate School
- Public Health Students of African Descent
- Black Student Psychological Association
- CEW+
- Central Student Government
- Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
- M-LEAD
- Center for Social Solutions
- School of Education Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
- Inclusive History Project
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