LU CEO Daniel Zaharopol Featured in New York Times

Last week, the Times featured a residential mathematics program that Zaharopol ran for the Art of Problem Solving Foundation. The article, which was featured on the newspaper's online homepage, has received over 120 comments so far.

"The response has been tremendous," Zaharopol said. "I have had many individuals reach out to me to ask how they can help support the learning communities that programs like this create."

University of Chicago Chapter Receives Full Funding from Foundation

Splash at the University of Chicago was one of four student-led activities at UChicago to receive funding from the University of Chicago Women's Board. The foundation, which gave over $400,000 to the University in the 2010-2011 year, fully funded Splash at the University of Chicago's proposal and will help students across the midwest attend a Splash enrichment program.

Over 800 students from across the city of Chicago and from as far away as Minneapolis and St. Louis signed up for the free program last October.

Photo of the Month

Leaders at MIT's Summer HSSP program discuss registration setup. Shoes and hats optional.

What We're Reading

MIT student Kate Rudolph discusses the Educational Studies Program, an LU chapter, on the MIT Admissions Blog.

Would academic pressure still exist if we didn't have standardized tests?

A national report recommends engineering instruction in K-12 classrooms.

Researchers observed that students in gifted education programs performed no better than similarly able peers not in the program.

Upcoming Programs

October 1 — Splash at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Free.

October 29-30 — Splash at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. $40, fee waivers available.

November 19-20 — Splash at MIT, Cambridge, MA. $30, fee waivers available.

Watch this space for additional Fall program announcements to come!

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Learning Unlimited is committed to helping programs like Splash grow and thrive around the nation. We currently support over 900 college student volunteers and 6,000 pre-college students through mentoring, software, and a knowledge base of dedicated volunteers to our programs, but we need help from you as well.

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