<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div class="msg2399039090423100356"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(On behalf of <b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Rodolfo H. Torres)</b></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr;font-family:arial,sans-serif">We have a few spaces left for  the
<i>Quebrando Barreras / Breaking Barriers in STEM: Tenure Track Positions</i> mini conference at UCLA on
<span style="font-weight:700">Saturday, April 18, 2026</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">This event is sponsored by the Latina Futures 2050 Lab, spearheaded by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Goals of the gathering:</span></p>
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<li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:decimal"><p role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Identify key barriers related to gender, race, class, and other forms of inequality in STEM academic fields, and share actionable strategies to address them.</span></p>
</li><li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:decimal"><div role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Strengthen networks among STEM scholars committed to mutual support, mentorship, and advancing excellence within academia.</div>
</li><li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:decimal"><p role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Advance conversations and strategies for systemic change in STEM academia to ensure that all qualified scholars have the opportunity to succeed and thrive.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">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. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Please feel free to forward the registration link to others who may be interested.
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/rSKvwY83hDyiayo97__;!!OLyWHuc!Tbo5DLhJs3MbPYxm95U_Wqs320WgABZsRVYXrg5PymPt_bFeVDIksibX6AKq9516zmJXHIg5WLYRlKZQ$" id="m_2399039090423100356OWAca8d4098-5e4d-e779-911c-060cb427b3a1" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">
https://forms.gle/rSKvwY83hDyiayo97</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The agenda and flyer are pasted below., and a map to the event location is attached.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">📍 Location:</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> UCLA – Young Hall, Room 4222
<i>(see attached map)<br>
</i></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">🗓 Date:</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Saturday, April 18, 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">Agenda</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">12:30 PM – 1:15 PM<br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Registration and lunch</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">1:15 PM – 2:00 PM</span></p>
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<li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:disc"><p role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Welcome – Veronica Terriquez, Director, Chicano Studies Research Center</span></p>
</li><li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:disc"><div role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Keynote – Angela Byars-Winston, University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine - “Rooted and Regulated in Academia”</div>
</li><li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:disc"><p role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Introductions</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">2:00 PM – 3:50 PM<br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Panel 1: <i>Naming and Dismantling Gendered, Racial, and Other Barriers in STEM</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">3:50PM – 4:10 PM<br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Break & Transition</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">4:10 PM – 5:30 PM<br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Panel 2: <i>Advancing Careers in STEM</i></span></p>
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<li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:disc"><p role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Track 1: Strategies for the Job Market for Postdocs</span></p>
</li><li style="direction:ltr;white-space:pre-wrap;list-style-type:disc"><p role="presentation" style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Track 2: Strategies for Achieving Tenure as an Assistant Professor</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">5:30 PM – 6:30 PM<br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Networking Reception <i>(light refreshments and drinks)</i></span></p>
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<b>Rodolfo H. Torres</b><br>
Vice Chancellor <br>
Research, Innovation, and Economic Development<br>
Faculty Director<br>
UC Alianza Mex<br>
Distinguished Professor<br>
Department of Mathematics<br>
University of California, Riverside<br>
200 University Office Building<br>
Riverside, CA 92521<br>
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