Self-Care for Student Activists & Advocates
This facilitated conversation will provide space for student activists and advocates to explore the impact of their advocacy efforts on their physical, spiritual and mental well-being. The group will collectively identify individual and group barriers to practicing self-care, identify signs of burnout, and discuss strategies for sustained self-care. Dinner will be provided.
Thurs. April 7, 2022
5–6:30 p.m.
Biography
Amit Taneja currently serves as the inaugural Senior Vice President and Chief Inclusion, Diversity,
Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Officer at Chautauqua Institution. He previously served
as the Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the College of the
Holy Cross and as the Chief Diversity Officer at Hamilton College. He provided leadership
on a number of institutional priorities, including the creation of DEI strategic plans,
faculty and staff hiring, training, policy and practice updates, etc.
His scholarly research focuses on LGBTQ Students of Color in higher education. He served on the executive committee of the Consortium for Faculty Diversity, as Co-Chair of the Consortium of LGBTQ Resource Professionals in Higher Education, and as the President of the Liberal Arts Diversity Officers (LADO) Consortium. He has previously worked professionally in Residence Life, Disability Services, Multicultural Affairs & LGBTQ Resources. He serves as a consultant and speaker on a range of leadership, diversity and inclusion topics.