aLKA ARORA, PH.D

My Journey


Associate Professor of Women’s Spirituality

I am a full-time core faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where I have been teaching since 2011. I served as the department chair from 2012 to 2016, during which time I founded the MA Program in Women, Gender, Spirituality, and Social Justice. My research and teaching center on the following topics:

  • Spiritual Activism

  • Integral Feminist Pedagogy

  • Women’s Transformative Leadership

  • Ecofeminism and Animal Ethics

  • Intergroup Dialogue and Gender Justice

Engaged Scholarship

I am committed to bringing socially relevant and sacred scholarship outside of the ivory tower and into the public sphere. I bring accessible, heart-centered workshops and talks to social change organizations. I also enjoy working with individuals who are seeking to shake off patriarchal conditioning and develop more holistic, integrated, and authentic ways of being. Click here to learn more about my offerings.

TESTIMONIALS

  • "I am literally related to her."

    — Shaan Ahuja

  • "She's not allowed back here."

    — Scarecrow Video

  • "She has half our books. Can you get them back for us?"

    — University of Washington Library

  • "Shaan is amazing."

    — Vibha Ahuja