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ANITA: Speaking Truth to Power

by Nicole Sanchez on May 15th, 2013

Written by guest blogger & LPFI supporter Nicole Sanchez, Managing Partner of the Kapor Center

I was 18 years old when Anita Hill made history.  I clearly remember thinking, "Something about this is horribly wrong."  I knew this not only from watching Anita Hill's testimony, but from paying attention the reactions of women around me. I started hearing about the kinds of things women I knew and admired faced in their jobs.

SMASH Academy Featured in Forbes Magazine

"SMASH hopes to intervene before minority students drop off from STEM subjects by engaging with these students and offering expanded opportunities." -- Forbes Magazine, April 1, 2013

Our Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) Academy was featured in Forbes Magazine alongside LPFI partner organization, InternMatch, in an article which discusses ensuring workplace diversity through high school STEM initiatives and internships.

LPFI's Celebrate Women Campaign

To celebrate Women’s History Month and launch our first ever Celebrate Women Campaign, LPFI would like to highlight some of the young women from our Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) program. We have no doubt that at least a few, if not all, of these young women will make history some day.

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LPFI receives $25K Google RISE award to expand computer science curriculum

by Sarah Mosseri on February 17th, 2013

LPFI was announced as one of the global recipients of the highly competitive Google RISE award on Google’s blog last week. In receiving this award, LPFI joined an impressive group of 30 organizations across 18 countries. 

The Level Playing Field Awarded a $200,000 Grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation

by Sarah Mosseri on January 23rd, 2013

LPFI is thrilled to announce the receipt of a generous $200,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation.  This multi-year grant was awarded in support of our SMASH programs at USC and UCLA. With this funding, LPFI aims to expand academic year offerings and triple the number of Southern California scholars served over the next two years.  

SMASH Academy Featured in Microsoft's Catalyst Magazine

by Sarah Mosseri on January 3rd, 2013

Catalyst Magazine, a quarterly publication by Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship Program, recently featured LPFI's SMASH Academy as a model STEM education program unique in its focus on social justice.

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LPFI’s SMASH Program Joins an Elite Group of STEM Education Programs in CTEq's STEMworks Database

by Sarah Mosseri on January 2nd, 2013

Last month, LPFI’s SMASH program was officially accepted into Change the Equation’s (CTEq) STEMworks database. With its inclusion in this database, SMASH joins a prestigious group of national and regional programs dedicated to cultivating the next generation of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) scholars and professionals.

Join the Lopez Family - participate in the Fox Challenge Grant!

by Bianca Escalante on May 10th, 2012

What is the biggest impact you think SMASH has had on Haley and Austin?

Our children are looking at education and college not as a hope or a dream but as a reality. SMASH has helped them focus on their education and goals for the future. We feel SMASH has provided Haley and Austin with the resources and guidance that is needed to direct them to become successful in college and beyond. Without it we are not sure that would have been the case.

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