On May 28, 2020, Bridging the Gap hosted a virtual panel discussion on Enhancing Diversity and Strengthening Inclusion in Efforts to Bridge the Academia-Policy Gap, chaired by BTG co-director Naaz Barma with Debbi Avant, Debak Das, Jim Goldgeier, Carla Koppell, Erik Lin-Greenberg, Layna Mosley, Sara Plana, and Arturo Sotomayor. We are grateful to each of them for such an honest and impactful conversation on how gender, race, national origin, and sexual orientation have shaped their scholarly experience and how the academic community can come together to support students and peers on their career paths. We look forward to many more discussions like these and want to hear from you in our network as well. Please reach out to us on Twitter or via email at bridgingthegap@american.edu.