Families in Perilous Times: A Council on Contemporary Families Policy and Public Scholarship Workshop

The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is excited to host “Families in Perilous Times: A Council on Contemporary Families Policy and Public Scholarship Workshop on October 18, 2024 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

The Fall of Roe Vs. Wade, Student Debt, Immigration, and Anti-LGBTQ Legislation are all policy issues on the ballot in the 2024 elections, and policies that have profound effects on families, the forms they take, the problems they face, and the degree to which they thrive. On October 18th, 2024 we will bring together leading researchers to discuss these and other pressing family policy topics for politicians to consider in 2024.

In the afternoon, we will host a “family public scholarship workshop” focused on workshopping public scholarship pieces about families, which will include workshops on creating podcasts, research videos (e.g., TikTok, Instagram), academic blog posts, op-eds, and brief reports. Participants will gather in small groups to present and workshop their public scholarship pieces with leading CCF scholars.

Register to attend HERE.

Tentative Schedule: 

8:30 am- Pastries and Coffee available

9 am-12 pm: Invited speakers on recent Family Policy topics

12-2 pm: Free lunch for registered participants and workshops on podcasting and research videos

2-4:30 pm: Workshops on Blog Posts, Brief Reports, and Op-eds, followed by writing workshops with break-out groups 

4:30-6 pm: Networking reception and CCF awards ceremony