University of Michigan

Faculty Support

The caliber of an academic institution rests upon the quality of its faculty, who are the lifeblood of the University. Like students, faculty are attracted to those institutions best equipped to help them reach their professional goals and where they are most likely to be associated with the most exciting colleagues and peers. Endowed professorships honor our best minds and make the U-M faculty stronger.

Some of our schools seek to increase their endowed professorships, while others look to create their first such chair. The University has more than 300 named professorships. We seek to achieve at least a 50 percent increase in endowed professorships in the next decade, with all of our schools and colleges benefiting.