SMASH Academy Prepares for New Site Launch at UC Davis
Oakland, CA (March 24, 2016) – In a partnership between the University of California, Davis, and the Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI), the Summer Math... Read More
LPFI Welcomes Eli Kennedy as its New Chief Executive Officer
Oakland, CA (March 7, 2016) – The Level Playing Field Institute’s Board of Directors announced today that Eli Kennedy has been named its new Chief... Read More
SMASH Academy and SMASH Alumni Outcomes: Looking Back and Going Forward
By Frieda McAlear, Research Associate When Summer Math and Science Honors Academy (SMASH) alumni Ingrid Verastegui graduated from high school in 2010 in Modesto, she... Read More
ADVISORY: Fairness Matters Forum 2015
For Planning Purposes Only Contact: Derek Turner Derek@www.smash.org, 323-388-9441 LPFI Honors UC Berkeley Prof. Dan Garcia and Slack Engineer Erica Baker as Tech Diversity Champions... Read More
Computer Science Access for Students of Color: Disparities and Opportunities
This presentation, given to the 2015 California Department of Education STEM Symposium in San Diego, CA (October 29, 2015), explored disparities in Computer Science course... Read More
Peer Network Effects and Persistence in Pursuit of STEM Higher Education for Underrepresented Groups
Presented at the 2015 National Symposium on Student Retention (November 4, 2015), this poster illuminates the role that gender and ethnic/racial identities play in the... Read More
2015 SMASH Alumni Data Brief
LPFI has distilled responses to the annual SMASH Alumni survey into this two-page data brief. Findings include STEM persistence and achievement outcomes such as: 64%... Read More
2015 SMASH Evaluation Report
The Level Playing Field Institute is pleased to present its 2015 SMASH Evaluation Report. This report highlights the impact of the SMASH 2015 program, including outcomes... Read More
SMASH: The Alternative Ending
When preparation meets opportunity, it is a beautiful thing. At the Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) program, the rate... Read More
Kapors Pledge $40 Million Investment in Tech Diversity
Kapor Klein’s Level Playing Field Institute will invest $6 million to expand the SMASH (Summer Math and Science Honors) Academy, a five-week summer program in... Read More