CSUN Digital Equity Day 2026

The fifth annual Digital Equity Day was an energizing and forward-looking celebration of innovation, access, and opportunity at CSUN!

When: April 29, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Autodesk Technology Engagement Center

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Download the Keynote slides

Watch the event video

Why Digital Equity Day Matters 

Digital Equity Day highlights CSUN’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that technology serves everyone. From artificial intelligence to accessible learning environments, the event showcases how innovation can be leveraged to promote inclusion, opportunity, and student success. 

As artificial intelligence and emerging technologies reshape higher education, access and inclusion must remain at the center of innovation. Digital Equity Day brings together faculty, staff, students, and technology leaders to explore how we can build a digital future that is ethical, accessible, and student-centered. 

Digital equity is not just about access, it is about opportunity, empowerment, and student success.   

This was an amazing event to experience innovative technology. Check out the lineup: 

• Welcome: President Dr. Erika Beck and Provost Dr. Meera Komarraju
• Keynote Speaker: Jenny Nguyen, CSUN Academic Technology Equity Fellow and Doctoral Student | Faculty Perceptions of Generative AI Opportunities, Challenges, and Equity Implications
• Presenter: Ellen Stohl, Artificial Intelligence Educational Innovations Challenge (AIEIC) recipient | From Awareness to Action: Integrating Ethical AI in Education
• Presentations: on Innovative Technology 
• CSUN AI Jam 2026: Showcase and Award Ceremony

Keynote Speaker

CSUN's Office of Academic Technology, in collaboration with the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and the Research and Sponsored Programs office, are excited to announce Jenny Nguyen as the 2025-26 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow! 

Jenny Nguyen is a Business Systems Analyst at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), with over 20 years of experience supporting enterprise systems and leading cross-functional technology projects in higher education. She specializes in system upgrades, data integrity, and user-centered innovation. Her research focuses on faculty perceptions of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the implications of AI integration for teaching, learning, and policy in the CSU system. She is passionate about advancing equity through technology—bridging the worlds of education and technology innovation to increase access and remove structural barriers. 

For more information on how to become Academic Technology Equity Fellow and Doctoral Student, visit the Doctoral Fellowship in Academic Technology page. 

CSUN AI Jam  

Celebrate our student innovators as we announce the winners of AI Jam 2026 and spotlight bold ideas shaping the future of AI and equity.  To learn more about this competition, visit the AI Jam 2026 page.  

Save the date. Spread the word. Be part of the future of digital equity at CSUN. 

We look forward to seeing at the Autodesk Technology Engagement Center in partnership with the HSI Equity Innovation Hub. 

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