TechCrunch | CTRL+T podcast: Diversity and its discontents
On this episode of CTRL+T, Megan Rose Dickey chats with Dr. Jennifer Cohen of the Level Playing Field Institute, an organization that aims to improve access and increase... Read More
Job Opening: Brand Campaign Consultant (Contract)
Brand Campaign Consultant Oakland, California, United States · Kapor Center Communications Team 3 Month Contract | Full-Time | Competitive Pay, Negotiable based on experience DESCRIPTION... Read More
SMASH STEM Program Prepares for Launch at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 26, 2017 Contact: Ashleigh Richelle, 408.387.4353, ashleigh@smash.org Peter Winicov, 215.746.6471, winicov@wharton.upenn.edu First Ivy League Institution to Host Free World-Class STEM-Business Program... Read More
Upworthy: This program has a brilliant plan for bringing diversity to the world of STEM
When Dr. Jennifer R. Cohen was working as a molecular biologist, she often wondered why no one else in her sector looked like her. As... Read More
Is the Trump Administration’s Computer Science Announcement Good for America?
Earlier this week, First Daughter Ivanka Trump announced that the President will direct the Department of Education to invest $200 million of grant funding annually to expand access to... Read More
Univision: UTEC visita SMASH Stanford
Univision stopped by SMASH at Stanford this summer to interview and highlight some of our scholars and the program in the South Bay. A... Read More
Los Angeles Wave: UCLA summer program is a SMASHing success
Students from high schools throughout Los Angeles were applauded by family members and teachers during UCLA’s SMASH Graduation and Recognition Ceremony July 29. In one... Read More
New Resource Bank | Blog: Meet the Organization Addressing Inclusion One Student at a Time
Ninth graders who apply for the Level Playing Field Institute’s SMASH Academy – an intensive summer program to teach science and math skills to... Read More
SF Chronicle: Teaching tech helps bridge the digital divide
Major tech companies have blamed the lack of diversity in their workforce on a “pipeline problem,” meaning a lack of available talent. To address the... Read More
Los Angeles Sentinel: UCLA SMASH Program Preparing Students for Tech America
“The consistent thing we hear from the Facebooks and Googles of the world is that they are not able to identify young talented people of... Read More