Diversity Summit Reflection

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After attending the Diversity Summit workshop, I felt inspired. Our speaker, Dr. Karl Reid, was a brilliant and educated man who had a passion for fixing the opportunity inequality in schools and the workforce for all minorities. Well being the executive director of NSBE, The National Society of Black Engineers, he goes to many Universities and advocates for minorities and low income students. I was lucky enough to hear him speak on “A Grand Challenge: Understanding Why Diversity Works.” During his talk, I learned many things; from what NSBE is and why he’s involved, to matching the units, and even self-efficacy. After his long education path from MIT to Harvard, he found what he was passionate about, helping diminish the opportunity inequality

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