Be True To Yourself with Shirley Tilghman

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Shirley Tilghman who was the first woman to serve as president of Princeton University from 2001-2013. 

Shirley discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. 
 
Episode Resources

• Haslam, N. (2016).  Bell-Shaped Distribution of Personality Traits.  In Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds).  Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer.Cham.
• Kennedy, Pagan. "How to Cultivate the Art of Serendipity." The New York Times (January 2, 2016). nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinionhow-to-cultivate-the-art-of-serendipity.html
• Lewis Centre for the Creative and Performing Arts: https://arts.princeton.edu
• Piper, Martha and Samarasekera, Indira. Nerve: Lessons on leadership from two women who went first. Toronto, Ontario ECW Press, 2021. www.nerve2021.com
• Slaughter, Anne-Marie. "Why Women Still Can't Have It All." The Atlantic (July/August 2012). theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/

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