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LPFI to Receive Software Grant from Microsoft - Your Help Needed!

LPFI is thrilled to be one of four local organizations chosen to receive a substantial software grant from Microsoft to celebrate the upcoming Microsoft Store opening at Stanford Shopping Center. We need you to VOTE HERE to increase the grant size!

26 SMASH Scholars to Participate in STEM-Focused College Tour in Southern California

On April 1st we will be heading out on the road with 26 SMASH scholars to give them the opportunity to get to know ten Southern California colleges/universities, with a STEM focus, of course! SMASH scholars will be blogging throughout the trip. If you are a SMASH alumni or SMASH friend, come visit us on campus! Contact Ruby AT lpfi DOT org for details. Here is our tentative schedule:
April 1 - UCSB
April 2 - UCSD
April 3 - CSU Longbeach, UC Irvine, USC
April 4 - UCLA
April 5 - Harvey Mudd, CalTech, Cal Poly Pomona
April 6 - Sci-Arc

White House Announces Committment of LPFI & SMASH to Summer Jobs+ Initiative

We are thrilled to be part of in the White House's Summer Jobs+ program and their recently announced initiative to leverage the tech industry and tech educators to connect low-income and underrepresented youth with tech skills, summer jobs and internships.  As we expand SMASH to campuses nationwide, more and more high potential, low income students of color will gain the tech skills and connections to tech internships that make a tremendous difference as they launch careers in STEM field

LPFI Receives Grant from Verizon Foundation to Support SMASH & SMASHCAST

Level Playing Field Institute’s SMASH Academy Receives Grant from Verizon
$30,000 grant to help close opportunity gap for students of color in STEM

Download Press Release here.

"Getting Students of Color Hooked on Math and Science" - T. Barseghian, KQED MindShift

KQED MindShift Blog by Tina Barseghian
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/10/a-future-in-math-and-science-for-stude...
October 5, 2011

"Juan Hernandez has had a life-changing summer. The 14-year-old math and science whiz got to geek out with like-minded kids for five weeks on the lush Stanford campus, learning about everything from computer programming to the infection rate of HIV.

IT Workplace Disparities: Women and People of Color Encounter More Barriers

IT Workplace Disparities: Women and People of Color Encounter More Barriers
New report reveals invisible landmines in IT employee retention

Fairness Matters Gala 2011: The Sweet Side of Science

Thanks to all who joined us to experience The Sweet Side of Science and make an investment in fairness!

Invest in Young Men and Boys of Color Now

August 17, 2011 in Sacramento, CA launches a much-needed series of hearings on the state of Boys and Men of Color in California. A bi-partisan group of eight legislators will be charged with examining key issues affecting the health and well-being of men and boys of color in California for the purpose of developing a comprehensive state policy, and programmatic recommendations to improve the health, educational and economic outcomes for this population.

"The Kapors' SMASH Academy is filling an education gap" - M. Cassidy, SJ Mercury News

Freada Kapor Klein Responds in TechCrunch

Read her comments about the role bias plays, and the importance of true representation for women and people of color in the tech industry in Rebuttal: Make Room in the Bubble for Everyone.

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