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How SMASH is leveling the playing field in STEM Education

How SMASH is leveling the playing field in STEM Education

by | Mar 22, 2021 | Guest Interview

SMASH was one of the earliest STEM education programs created in the United States as a way to prepare students of color for STEM college studies. Their vision is an ecosystem where every student, regardless of their zip code, has the opportunity to participate in and thrive in the global economy. And here to tell us more about it and how they’ve adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic is Eli Kennedy, the chief executive officer of SMASH. 

Freada Kapor Klein on “Gap Closing” and the Importance of “Lived Experience “

Freada Kapor Klein on “Gap Closing” and the Importance of “Lived Experience “

by | Feb 19, 2021 | Guest Interview

The need to “build back better” in the wake of the cataclysmic events from this past year is at the top of most people’s minds, but good intentions are no longer good enough… or are piecemeal solutions. Freada Kapor Klein, a partner at Kapor Capital and co-chair of the Kapor Center, understands better than most what changes are truly needed to assure for an equitable, diverse, and inclusive rebuild. And she is with us now.