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Carnegie Board member selected to advise President

TATUM NAMED TO OBAMA’S HBCU BOARD OF ADVISORS
President Barack Obama signed a new Executive Order re-establishing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Carnegie Board member Beverly Daniel Taum, is one of the appointees to the Board. Created in 1981 by Executive Order, the Board is tasked with advising the President and the Secretary of Education on methods, programs, and strategies to strengthen these valued institutions. The signing of the Executive Order today represents the Administration's commitment to assure increased access to federally-sponsored programs and opportunities for the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It will also contribute to the Administration's efforts to increase the number and percentage of college-trained Americans by the year 2020.

Tatum became the ninth president of Spelman College in 2002. During her tenure, the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement was created and its annual Women of Color Leadership Conference established as a national professional development resource. She has also increased scholarship support for students and supported innovative programs such as the construction of an LEED-certified "green" residence hall.