Participants

Our Team

Cecilia Rios-Aguilar

Professor of Education & Department Chair, UCLA School of Education & Information Studies

Lynn Kim-John

Director, UCLA Educational Leadership Program

Natacha Cesar-Davis

Assistant Dean; Office Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; UCLA School of Education & Information Studies

Daniela Amaya

Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

Brock Klein

Associate Dean, First Year Experience, Pasadena City College

Shelagh Rose

Professor, English and Language Studies Secretary, Academic Senate PCC Connect Faculty Lead Pasadena City College

Brianna Broady

Department Chair Speech Communication, Co-Coordinator of Guided Pathways Career Communities Pasadena City College

Marcus Gomez

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Henry Gardner

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Nathalie Guzman

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Crystal Tijerina

Administrative Assistant

Glendale Community College

How can classrooms at GCC develop and implement teaching, learning, and student support practices that truly transform and engage-Black and Latinx-students, ensuring their active participation and success in their educational journey?.

Tiffany Ingle

Co-Lead

Guided Pathways Instructional Faculty Coordinator Noncredit ESL, Pathways Assessment Coordinator

Sangita Dube

Co-Lead

DEIA Co-Coordinator, CRPP Grant Co-Lead, English Faculty

Maite Peterson

Team Member

DEIA Co-Coordinator, CRPP Grant Co-Lead, History Faculty

David Crawford

Team Member

Program and Services Specialist, Sawubona Project Lead

Kevin Dimatulac

Team Member

Student Equity Counselor

Ed Karpp

Team Member

Dean of Research and Planning

Michael Ritterbrown

Team Member

VP Instructional Services

Los Angeles Valley College

What are the underlying reasons for the substantial drop in enrollment from one fall semester to the next for students who originally intend to complete a degree or certificate, and how can these barriers be effectively addressed?

In what ways can CAP Completion Teams contribute to the increasing fall-to-fall persistence rates for students with a goal of completing a degree or certificate?

Rebecca Stein

Lead

Guided Pathways Coordinator/ Anthropology Department Chair

Scott Weigand

Co-Lead

Guided Pathways Navigator/ Academic Resource Center Director

Matt Jordan

Team Member

VP, Academic Affairs

Jenna Cole

Team Member

Dean, Academic Affairs

Esteban Alfaro

Team Member

VP, Student Services

Kevin Sanford

Team Member

CAP Lead – Business, Entrepreneurship, and Law/ Business Dept Chair. EMP Co-Chair (Academic Senate VP)

Elmida Baghdasarians

Team Member

CAP Lead – Health and Public Service/ Child Development faculty

Holly Batty

Team Member

CAP Lead – Humanities and Communication/ English Dept Chair

Chris Nielsen

Team Member

CAP Lead – Social and Behavioral Sciences/ History faculty

Becky Green- Marroquin

Team Member

CAP Lead – STEM CAP and Biology faculty

Andres Cruzalegui

Team Member

Counselor

Pasadena City College

Retention and Success in College Algebra, the initial course in the STEM sequence, and STAT 50, the most commonly enrolled in transfer-level non-STEM math course, remain persistently low. Latine/a/o students continue to experience significant equity gaps, especially in success, in both of these
courses.

Richard Abdelkerim

Co-Lead

Math Faculty

Corrine Kirkbride

Co-Lead

Math Faculty/AB 1705 Implementation Coordinator

Myriam Altounji

Team Member

Dean, Enrollment Services

Jay Cho

Team Member

Program and Services Specialist, Sawubona Project Lead

Donna Nordstrom

Team Member

Math Faculty

Julius Duthoy

Team Member

Math Success Center Faculty

Madison Clark

Team Member

Retention Specialist

Carrie Starbird

Team Member

Dean, Mathematics

Contact Us

For more information about Learning Together, please contact us at learningtogether@seis.ucla.edu.
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