The American Talent Initiative Faculty Committee is charged to recommend, implement, and/or support and supplement existing campus initiatives that inspire and relate to first-generation and low-income students at UCLA. The goal of these projects or initiatives is to help close achievement gaps between groups in retention and time to degree. As needed, the committee consults with other faculty and campus offices and services on specific topics or for additional insight. The work of the group is primarily focused on the undergraduate experience (freshman and transfer) as part of the American Talent Initiative funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Membership
Frank (Toby) Higbie
Committee Chair and Professor of History
Leisy Abrego
Professor and Chair of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Andrew Atkeson
Professor of Business Economics
Paul Barber
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Robert Cooper
Associate Professor, School of Education
Peggy Fong
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Mike Hill
Professor of Mathematics
Yuen Huo
Professor of Psychology
Sylvia Hurtado
Professor, School of Education
Jaana Juvonen
Profesor, Psychology
Kathleen McGarry
Professor, Economics