Join us for a series of three events addressing the unique challenges faced by academic parents and caregivers! Erika Zimmermann Damer will facilitate the following sessions along with other academic caregivers in the field. The conversations and workshops will be interactive and address the needs of parents and caregivers working in academia.

1. Who cares for the caregivers in the age of COVID-19? Roundtable Discussion - September 24, 2021; 12:00-1:30 PM EST

Topic: Exhortations to self-care often ignore the absence of meaningful support for academic parents and caregivers, especially during the pandemic. This roundtable will offer a welcoming space to articulate the unique needs and challenges of parenting, caregiving, and being an academic during a pandemic, and to share strategies for self-and community-based care that can help.

Panelists: Erika Zimmermann Damer (facilitator), Melissa Funke, Yurie Hong, Suzanne Lye, Melissa Mueller

2. "AcaParenting 101" Workshop - October 22, 2021; 12:00-1:30 PM EST

Topic: Come share tips, tricks and lessons learned on how to manage being a parent while working in academia.

Panelists: Erika Zimmermann Damer (facilitator), Jennifer Gates-Foster, Melissa Funke, Yurie Hong, Suzanne Lye, Melissa Mueller

3. AcaParent Advocacy Panel - December 10, 2021, 12:00-1:30 PM EST

Topic: Come share and learn the policies that departments and institutions can implement to support academic caregivers during the continuing pandemic, and in the years after the pandemic. Department and Unit heads, and administrators are warmly invited to this event.

Registration is free for members. Registration for non-members is $10.00. Registrants gain entry into all three events in the series with registration. Participants are not required to attend all three events.

Panelists: Erika Zimmermann Damer (facilitator), Marcela Di Blasi, Yurie Hong, Suzanne Lye, Alex Purves