YOU Belong in STEM: San Diego Mini-Summit

About the Event

UC San Diego's Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health (CESJHH) and San Diego Squared, with support from the U.S. Department of Education, will be hosting the YOU Belong in STEM: San Diego local launch and mini-summit on April 18, 2023. This event aims to lift up and leverage the efforts, brilliance, and lived expertise of diverse STEM ecosystem stakeholders across the region, and position San Diego as a model U.S. city for the community-wide, compassion-based catalyzation of increased equity and belonging in STEM education. It features presentations from local STEM leaders, as well as special guest U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten.

About the Initiative

The Biden-Harris Administration's nationwide YOU Belong in STEM initiative aims to implement and scale equitable, high-quality STEM education for all students, regardless of background. CESJHH and SD2 are joining forces, with the guidance and support of Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten and her team, to galvanize the San Diego STEM community with a unifying vision to create a better sense of belonging and increased access to rigorous, joyful STEM learning for marginalized students in STEM.

Registration Now Open

Save your spot at the YOU Belong in STEM: San Diego Mini-Summit fore free below, or via our Eventbrite page.