Faculty members named to endowed professorships

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Princeton University
April 5, 2023

Six members of the Princeton faculty have been named to endowed professorships, effective April 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

  • Ruha Benjamin, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American Studies
  • Christopher Chyba, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor in International Affairs and professor of astrophysical sciences
  • Jonathan Levine, the J.N. Allison Professor in Environmental Studies and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Denise Mauzerall, the William S. Tod Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public and International Affairs
  • Arthur Spirling, the Class of 1987 Professor of Politics, effective July 1, 2023.
  • Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies, effective July 1, 2023.