The Kids Aren't Alright: Growing Up in a Pandemic and What Comes Next

2020 has been a tough year for us all, but it has been especially challenging for our children. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to school disruptions, parental unemployment, increased anxiety to child care closures, aggravated inequities in education, and disrupted college and university life. Join Furman alumni Joe Waters '05 and Lindsey Walker Waters '07 as they discuss the generational impacts of the pandemic on children from cradle to career. 

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

Joe Waters '05 is the co-founder and CEO of Capita. A nonprofit ideas lab, Capita works at the intersections of research, policy, social innovation, design, and the arts to explore how the great cultural and social transformations of our day affect children and their families, and to foster a future in which all people flourish. Prior to starting Capita, Joe was the Executive Vice President of the Institute for Child Success. His commentary on issues facing America’s families has been published by Investor’s Business Daily, The Hill, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The State, The Charlotte Observer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other outlets. Joe graduated from Furman University (BA, History) and earned a master’s degree in divinity from Duke University.

Lindsey Walker Waters ’07 has worked in College Admissions for over twelve years, beginning her career at her alma mater, Furman University, where she served as a territory manager for students from Florida and the South Carolina Lowcountry, and supervised the Admissions Internship Program. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Furman and her Masters of Education in Counselor Education, Student Affairs from Clemson University. Lindsey is currently the Associate Director of College Counseling at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, SC where she also serves as an 11^th grade advisor and co-teaches an elective course, The Pursuit of Happiness.