The COVID pandemic and its collective effects on mental health have brought the concept of neurodiversity to the attention of people outside the disability activist communities where it originated. In this workshop, we will explore ways UMBC can acknowledge and celebrate neurodiversity among faculty, students, and staff. Participants will be asked to consider how they can foster pedagogical and workplace practices that enable the full participation of people with differences in cognition and social behavior as well as those with experiences of distress and trauma—including many of us and our peers.Speaker: Drew Holladay, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English