UC Underrepresented Faculty Mentorship Fellowship, 2026-27
Participants
Lishan AZ
Cinema & Digital Media
UC Davis
Clementine Bordeaux
History of Art and Visual Culture
UC Santa Cruz
Natalia Brizuela
Spanish & Portuguese and Film & Media
UC Berkeley
Gustavo Carlo
Education
UC Irvine
Laura Chavez-Moreno
Chicana/o & Central American Studies
UC Los Angeles
Zeinabu Irene Davis
Communication, Critical Gender Studies, African American Studies
UC San Diego
Erin Lam
Comparative Literature and Languages
UC Riverside
Ruben Ochoa
Department of Art
UC Santa Barbara
Ruben Ortiz-Torres
Visual Arts
UC San Diego
Thomas Philip
Education
UC Berkeley
Bernardette Pinetta
Psychology
UC Riverside
Michelle Raheja
English
UC Riverside
Rocío Rosales
Sociology
UC Irvine
Sherene Seikaly
History
UC Santa Barbara
Eraldo Souza dos Santos
Criminology, Law and Society
UC Irvine
Jorge Sánchez Cruz
Literature
UC San Diego
Michelle Vasquez Ruiz
Ethnic Studies
UC Berkeley
micha cárdenas
Critical Race & Ethnic Studies and Performance, Play & Design
UC Santa Cruz
This multi-year fellowship program is designed to build a network of underrepresented scholars for professional mentorship and development across the UC system. This program provides support to diverse junior scholars and mid-career faculty through a broad range of activities as they progress through the ranks. The aim is to build spaces of support, to share best practices and challenges, and to respond to unspoken expectations in the academy. Underrepresented academics across all registers and first-generation scholars often face unique obstacles to their professional advancement and often unrecognized potential to transformatively impact the university. Learn more about the Underrepresented Faculty Mentorship Fellowship program and keep an eye out for the next call for applications in the Fall.
