Opportunity for Students - Diverse Economics Conference

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, in partnership with the Undergraduate Women in Economics Challenge (UWE) and the Robins School of Business at The University of Richmond, is hosting the first Diverse Economics: People, Perspectives, Careers (DivEc) Conference on September 20, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.

The DivEc Conference will provide your undergraduate economics students with information on the range of career paths open to them and a forum to discuss the importance of having a variety of perspectives in the field of economics.

Attendees will get to:

• Hear how economists’ personal experiences and perspectives influenced their career paths and projects
• Interact with economists who work in different areas of the economics profession
• Network with fellow students and recent college graduates who are working in the field of economics

We are delighted to have Marie Mora, Professor of Economics and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, as the keynote speaker.

The conference is free of charge, but capacity is limited so registration is required. Register here