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| − | The rank of '''University Professor''' is the highest rank a faculty member can attain in the University. Founded in [[1964]], the position recognizes "exceptional scholarly merit and distinguished service to Columbia" and must be approved by the [[trustees]] [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/07/spivak/index.html]. University Professors serve Columbia as a whole rather than a specific faculty or department. Recently, comparative literature professor [[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]] became the latest faculty member to be appointed University Professor. | + | The [[:Category:Faculty_by_type|rank]] of '''University Professor''' is the highest rank a faculty member can attain in the University. Founded in [[1964]], the position recognizes "exceptional scholarly merit and distinguished service to Columbia" and must be approved by the [[trustees]] [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/07/spivak/index.html]. University Professors serve Columbia as a whole rather than a specific faculty or department. Recently, comparative literature professor [[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]] became the latest faculty member to be appointed University Professor. |
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Revision as of 16:32, 3 May 2008
The rank of University Professor is the highest rank a faculty member can attain in the University. Founded in 1964, the position recognizes "exceptional scholarly merit and distinguished service to Columbia" and must be approved by the trustees [1]. University Professors serve Columbia as a whole rather than a specific faculty or department. Recently, comparative literature professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak became the latest faculty member to be appointed University Professor.
Current University Professors
- Eric Kandel
- T. D. Lee
- R. Kent Greenawalt
- Ronald C. D. Breslow
- Simon Schama
- Richard Axel
- Jagdish N. Bhagwati
- Wayne A. Hendrickson
- Robert A. Mundell
- Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Rosalind E. Krauss
- Gayatri C. Spivak
