The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual town hall at Dillard University on how to incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into STEM. Dr. Trivia Frazier, 0batala's CEO, is a Dillard Alumnae, and joined a presitigous panel that included:
- Justin Matthews, School of Engineering, Georgia Tech, Former DSL/Griffiss Institute Alumnus
- Dr. Kelly Nash, Associate Dean for Faculty Success, College of Sciences and Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at San Antonio; Former PREP and SSA Alumnus
- Grace Johnson, Department of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center; Former GEOPATH Alumnus
- Latisha Franklin, Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA); Former MARC Alumnus (video prepared remarks)
- Olabimpe Olafuyi, Ph.D. student in Computational Chemistry, Jackson State University
Other speakers at the event included Dillard University Facuty Members Dr. Ruby Broadway, Dr. Eric Buckles, and Dr. Abdalla Darwish as well as the president of Dillard University, Dr. Walter Kimbrough.
Other speakers were The Honorable Dr. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense and The Honorable Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.