Bridging the STEM Divide
Join us on September 13, 2014 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm on USC’s main campus for Bridging the STEM Divide. Contact ramon@www.smash.org for more... 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
Bringing STEM Education to Underserved Communities
In California’s San Francisco Bay Area, a nonprofit foundation has raised the bar for local students, with impressive results. In the nearby Central Valley, a... Read More
LPFI Initiative for Equity in AP Computer Science
This week, as students across the country took the 2014 Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science exam, it is timely to reflect on the severe disparities... 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
2013 LPFI Annual Report
Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) is on the cusp of greatness. We aspire to become the premier STEM equity organization in California and across the... Read More
Perceived Barriers and Endorsement of Stereotypes Among Adolescent Girls of Color in STEM
This presentation took place at the Alliance for Girls 2014 Annual Conference in San Francisco (May 28, 2014). The research explored data on the underrepresentation... Read More
Level Playing Field Institute Ramping Up for a New Year
This post is authored by LPFI’s Executive Director Jarvis Sulcer, Ph.D. 2014 is going to be a big year for the Level Playing Field Institute.... Read More