The International Center welcomes Dr. Anu Taranath, award-winning speaker and author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World (2019). Join us for an engaging keynote presentation, faculty/staff workshop, or book circle. Dr. Taranath invites us to grapple with the challenges of history, to address power and privilege of global travel with curiosity, honesty and commitment to social justice. We are thankful to our event co-sponsors: The Office of University Diversity and Inclusion | Bailey College of Science and Mathematics | College of Engineering | College of Liberal Arts | Orfalea College of Business | Leadership & Service Department | Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology

Beginning the week of Apr. 22

CTLT Book Circles

The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will host weekly book circles for Faculty and Staff leading up to the symposium. For more information and to register, visit: https://ctlt.calpoly.edu/book-circles-spring-2024-0

Wednesday, May 15

Keynote Presentation: Dr. Anu Taranath, award-winning author and speaker

Mindful Travel in an Unequal World
PAC Pavilion Christopher Cohan Center (Bldg. 006, Room 128) 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Free Event. Parking Permits Required.

The International Center welcomes Dr. Anu Taranath, award-winning speaker and author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World (2019). Join us for an engaging keynote presentation, faculty/staff workshop, or book circle. Dr. Taranath invites us to grapple with the challenges of history, to address power and privilege of global travel with curiosity, honesty and commitment to social justice. She knows that the most effective conversations on race, identity, power, and belonging take place when people feel valued and heard. She has received the Seattle Weekly’s “Best of Seattle” recognition, the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and multiple US Fulbright Fellowships to work abroad. As a consultant she has partnered with over 300 clients from National Geographic Society to the Raging Grannies. Her book Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World (2019) was named a Washington State Book Award Finalist, Newsweek’s Future of Travel Winner in Storytelling, and included in Oprah Magazine’s “Best 26 Travel Books of All Times.”

Visit www.anutaranath.com

Thursday, May 16

Faculty and Staff Workshop: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World

ATL/Keck Lab (Bldg. 07) 11:10 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch Provided
Please Register

As education abroad professionals and global travelers, we know that travel is a powerful tool. While travel abroad can provide much needed perspective, it can also be deeply unsettling and confusing. How might we think or speak about the differences in race, culture and resources we find, even though these differences might have fueled our desire to travel in the first place? Join Dr. Anu Taranath for an interactive workshop on how we can address the dynamics of power and privilege with travel to deepen our understanding of race, access, inequality and social justice. Dr. Taranath leads participants with curiosity, honesty, and thought-provoking activities navigating the opportunities and complexities of global travel.