Code.org: Introducing new offerings for elementary teachers through CS Fundamentals Deep Dive workshops
The shortage of Computer Science (CS) teachers in the United State is a real problem in increasing student CS participation. Teachers often lack the experience,... Read More
Computer Science in California Schools: An Analysis of Access, Enrollment and Equity
The CS for CA Coalition, lead by the Kapor Center, released its CS for CA report this summer. The report provides an overview of the... Read More
The Future of Diversity and Inclusion in Tech
We don’t just talk, positive intent must lead to positive action. The future of the tech industry lies in the hands of everyday tech employees,... Read More
The Conversation about Workplace Diversity We Should Be Having
An open dialogue of having a diverse workplace among its employees should be a priority. According to The Foundation of Economic Education, a workplace in which... Read More
Development and Implementation of a Hands-on Surgical Pipeline Program for Low-Income High School Students
For the last 3 summers, Stanford Medicine has partnered with SMASH Stanford to deliver a hands-on surgical pipeline program focused on getting more underrepresented and... Read More
Walter Robinson: Leader, Role Model, Change Agent at UC Davis and beyond.
Walter Robinson, who was the head of Undergraduate Admissions and the office of Enrollment Management at UC Davis, and an instrumental leader in building a... Read More
SMASH: A National Program Tackling Local Problems
For the past 15 years, our SMASH Academy has been on the cutting edge of research-based STEM programming for underrepresented high school students. While we started out... Read More
Women of Color in Tech Exist & Belong — We Sent 50+ SMASH Alumnae to Grace Hopper to Prove It.
At a Philadelphia computer corporation lab in 1953, someone told Grace Hopper, “No.” Hopper, a Navy veteran who wrote the manual for the first U.S. electromechanical... Read More
SMASH Communications Manager Ashleigh Richelle Shares her Distance Traveled Story
Ashleigh Richelle is the daughter of a strong immigrant mother, the oldest of three siblings, a SMASH Academy alum, a first-generation college graduate and Latinx... Read More
SMASH’s Martín Gonzáles: My Family Walked Through Tainted Clouds To Pick Your Food
It was in the middle of a sociology class that I came to the realization: environmental racism was not just happening “out there,” but was... Read More