Dealing
with Privilege: Thinking Clearly and Acting EffectivelyMonday, October 6, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Open to all UVM faculty and staff
RSVP to Tara.Messier@uvm.edu
What is privilege? How does it affect our lives? What can I do about it? This workshop will move beyond raising awareness to the task of examining critical issues related to dealing effectively with the complexities of privilege.
Dr. Carlos Cortés is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside. Recipient of the American Society for Training and Development's National Multicultural Trainer of the Year award, he lectures throughout the world and serves on the faculty of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education and the Federal Executive Institute. Carlos is creative/cultural advisor for Nickelodeon's "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!" and also performs his one-person autobiographical play, "A Conversation with Alana: One Boy's Multicultural Rite of Passage." His books include The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity and The Making and Remaking of a Multiculturalist.
More biographical information on Carlos Cortés
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