NSBE Director Hired as Chief Diversity Officer at Mason Engineering

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MASON ENGINEERING HIRES A CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER

Nationwide  --  Christopher Carr's enthusiasm for diversity and inclusion in higher education and STEM springs from his experiences growing up in Missouri, and it is that background that led him to become the first chief diversity officer at the Volgenau School of Engineering.  Currently, Carr serves as the senior director of programs for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), but at the end of August, he will be joining Mason Engineering, where he hopes to make a difference in students' lives.

"Growing up where I did, there weren't many people who looked like me, but my mom and dad were great about giving me every opportunity to be successful," he says.

His parent's motivation led Carr to a science and math magnet school as a child, but after his first day, his mother found him scrubbing his skin raw in the bathroom. "I told her the kids at school said I was brown because I'm dirty."

This experience has stuck with Carr, and it set him on his mission to make sure that no child ever feels as lonely as he felt. He has focused his career around that goal.

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