Learn about LEDA's first public Town Hall: The Voice of Generation Next held May 22, 2008 at Google's offices in lower Manhattan. The Town Hall featured 6 LEDA scholars in a dynamic dialogue on the political issues in the upcoming presidential election. Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor, moderated the event. Read more.
LEDA Scholar Lukasz Zbylut (pictured above) appeared on the Today show June 18.
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About Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)
LEDA is a non-profit college access organization devoted to developing leaders for our nation by helping public high school students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds gain admission to the country's leading colleges and universities. LEDA's mission is to cultivate young and gifted talent.
Since its inception, LEDA has helped 127 students matriculate into top-tier colleges and universities. All LEDA Scholars are recruited during their junior year and participate in the Aspects of Leadership curriculum the summer after 11th grade at Princeton University. No tuition or fees are ever charged to our scholars for services and programs provided by LEDA.
LEDA Highlights
- 41% of our scholars have an annual household income below $25,000
- Over half of LEDA Scholars are the first in their family to ever attend a college or university
- LEDA provides each scholar with the following FREE programs and services:
- SAT/ACT Preparation and Tutoring Services
- College Counseling and Academic Coaching
- Scholarship Selection and Application Submission
- On-going Student Support throughout College
