WBUR’s CitySpace will present a free, virtual panel discussion, Leveling the Playing Field in STEM, on March 23 at 6PM. On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti will lead a conversation about ways to repair disparities in education, youth enrichment programming, recruitment, and promotion that cause Black and Latinx Americans to be underrepresented in STEM. Register here. Sponsored by Olin College of Engineering. Panelists include:
- Tarika Barrett – CEO, Girls Who Code
- Nigel Jacob – co-chair, Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics
- Adrian Mims – founder and national director, The Calculus Project
- Karl Reid – senior vice provost and chief inclusion officer, Northeastern University