Join the U.S Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to learn about their programs, student competitions, and workforce development efforts to expand the diversity of the energy workforce and deliver results in the fight against climate change.

Speakers will include:

• Arthur P. McMahan, Ph.D., Senior Associate Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm (pre-recorded remarks)
• Kerene Tayloe, Consultant, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, DOE, on the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize
• David Canty and Alexander Godinez-Robinson, DOE, on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program
• Amanda Joyce, Argonne National Laboratory, DOE, on the CyberForce Competition
• Holly Carr, Director of the Solar Decathlon, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE
• Melinda Higgins, Tribal STEM Advisor, Office of Nuclear Energy, DOE, on STEM education in tribal communities

A closed-captioned recording will be available 48 hours after the event. If an attendee requires other accommodations to participate in this event, email Patti.Curtis@ed.gov or call 202.453.6768 by November 15, 2021.