RPA-PostDoc Fwd: Fw: Invitation-Quebrando Barreras / Breaking Barriers in STEM (April 18)

[Pol Sarkar]

(On behalf of *Rodolfo H. Torres)*
Dear Colleagues,

We have a few spaces left for  the *Quebrando Barreras / Breaking Barriers
in STEM: Tenure Track Positions* mini conference at UCLA on Saturday, April
18, 2026.

This event is sponsored by the Latina Futures 2050 Lab, spearheaded by the
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Goals of the gathering:

   1.

   Identify key barriers related to gender, race, class, and other forms of
   inequality in STEM academic fields, and share actionable strategies to
   address them.
   2. Strengthen networks among STEM scholars committed to mutual support,
   mentorship, and advancing excellence within academia.
   3.

   Advance conversations and strategies for systemic change in STEM
   academia to ensure that all qualified scholars have the opportunity to
   succeed and thrive.

We have an exciting line-up of senior scholars who are going to address the
experiences of women of color in STEM tenure track positions, and who will
also speak to the current job market for postdoctoral scholars.

 Please feel free to forward the registration link to others who may be
interested. https://forms.gle/rSKvwY83hDyiayo97
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The agenda and flyer are pasted below., and a map to the event location is
attached.
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📍 Location: UCLA – Young Hall, Room 4222
*(see attached map) *🗓 Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Agenda

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Registration and lunch

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

   -

   Welcome – Veronica Terriquez, Director, Chicano Studies Research Center
   - Keynote – Angela Byars-Winston, University of Wisconsin Department of
   Medicine - “Rooted and Regulated in Academia”
   -

   Introductions

2:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Panel 1: *Naming and Dismantling Gendered, Racial, and Other Barriers in
STEM*

3:50PM – 4:10 PM
Break & Transition

4:10 PM – 5:30 PM
Panel 2: *Advancing Careers in STEM*

   -

   Track 1: Strategies for the Job Market for Postdocs
   -

   Track 2: Strategies for Achieving Tenure as an Assistant Professor

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception *(light refreshments and drinks)*
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____________________________________________
*Rodolfo H. Torres*
Vice Chancellor
Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Faculty Director
UC Alianza Mex
Distinguished Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of California, Riverside
200 University Office Building
Riverside, CA 92521


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