{"product_id":"book-kn8o","title":"Peril and Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA former college president and bestselling author offers leadership lessons for today's troubled campuses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeril and Promise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is both a practical guide and a moral compass, urging those in leadership roles to lead not from fear but from purpose.\" ―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigher education is under assault from all sides. Scandals, protests, and dramatic resignations dominate the news cycle, and the pressure has grown so severe that the average tenure of university presidents has fallen to less than six years. Even so, \u003ci\u003ePeril and Promise\u003c\/i\u003e insists, American universities provide the solutions to the ignorance and division that plague our society-but only if wise, courageous leaders step up. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBlending insights from social science with many years of experience as a college president at Spelman and Mount Holyoke Colleges, Beverly Daniel Tatum celebrates the power of leadership to make higher education a force for good. Alongside an unflinching look at the financial challenges, political attacks, and social problems that besiege today's college campuses, she offers real-life leadership examples of institutions that have overcome the steepest odds and produced real transformation in ideas, student bodies, and society at large. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAt once conversational and contemplative, \u003ci\u003ePeril and Promise \u003c\/i\u003ereckons with the complexities of higher education in our time, while exhorting future leaders to take up the mantle and chart a path forward for our campuses and country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50116004905264,"sku":"BDkn8o","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/kn8o-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779331730","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-kn8o","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}