LPFI Working in Partnership to Improve Computer Science Education in Oakland
We are pleased to share with you our unique partnership to improve computer science education in Oakland. We recently formed a Computer Science Working Group... Read More
Celebrate Women’s History Month – Introducing Frieda McAlear, LPFI’s Research Associate
On this final day of Women’s History Month, we celebrate our very own Frieda McAlear, LPFI’s new Research Associate. Frieda is Native Alaskan (Inupiaq) and is... Read More
SMASH Connect: Volunteer Ask
Happy New Year! The Level Playing Field is proud to announce the launch of the SMASH:Connect Mentoring Program. SMASH:Connect matches SMASH alumni with STEM professionals in the... Read More
Tech Diversity Begins with Computer Science Access
Recent technological advances driving the current and future state and national economy across industries are all linked to the field of computer science. Economic projections... Read More
Fairness Matters Forum 2014: Participant Biographies
Luz Gonzalez Fernandez received her bachelor’s degree in 2007 from the University of California, Berkeley, where she majored in International Political Economy. After graduating, Luz... Read More
Diversity Data Shows Need to Focus on Women of Color
The floodgates holding back the tech industry’s dismal diversity data are now wide open. First Google, then LinkedIn and Yahoo, and now Facebook have soaked... Read More
Mark your Calendars for June 14th to Celebrate with LPFI
Greetings LPFI supporters! I am excited to reconnect with you and to officially announce the kick-off of the 10th Anniversary of SMASH! There has never... Read More
The Hackathon Village
“It takes a village to raise a child.” – African proverb “…also to put on a youth hackathon” – Level Playing Field Institute Last summer,... Read More
Community Impact Hackathons Need to Stay in the Community
Guest blog post by Jen Arguello of the Kapor Center for Social Impact. At the Kapor Center for Social Impact, we are always looking toward creative... Read More
Join this SMASH parent in supporting LPFI’s 10 Cubed Campaign to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of SMASH!
LPFI recently chatted with one of our supporters who also happens to be the mother of a SMASH alumni. We were so inpsired by her... Read More