Department of Education

Edgar Diaz is a proud first-generation, low-income student born and raised in Inglewood, California. He brings both personal experience and scholarly rigor to his study of urban schooling, equity, and structural reform. A recent graduate from Stanford University, Edgar completed his Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (Education & Inequality SubPlan) and B.A. in Communication (Media Studies SubPlan) in June 2026. His academic work at Stanford was grounded in the same communities and questions he grew up navigating: how schools serve or fail students from under-resourced urban neighborhoods, and what it takes to change that. Before coming to Brown, Edgar built an extensive record of education-focused service and research. He served as a Research Assistant at Stanford's Higher Education and Diversity Lab and as an Education Partnerships Fellow at Stanford's Haas Center for Public Service. Edgar's interest in education is deeply tied to his community. He plans to apply to law school during the 2028–29 admissions cycle, where he intends to pursue the intersections of education law, civil rights, and policy reform.