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Northwestern Engineering and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Diversity Committee present:

Fostering Diversity: Lessons from Recent Events and Making Change Happen

During a tumultuous year, society has revisited the roles that race, gender, class, disability status, and other identities play in shaping experience and opportunity. Within most engineering disciplines, stark demographic differences continue to exist. Join us for a panel featuring some of the most prominent Black engineers in the nation for a discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in engineering. Topics will include ways to support and expand DEI in tech; actions students and faculty can take to be effective allies; ways to build connections between communities and higher ed; how recent events have reframed conversations around race; and policy changes that can make engineering more equitable.

Join us to hear from some of the most prominent Black engineers 
in the nation:

James E. West
Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Member of the National Academy of Engineering 
 
Ayanna Howard
Dean of Engineering, Ohio State University
 
Timothy M. Pinkston
Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs, University of Southern California
 
Maisha Moses
Executive Director, The Young People's Project
 
Moderator:

Russ Joseph
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University