University Professor

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. Thirteen members of the faculty hold the rank of University Professor, following Martin Chalfie and Wafaa El-Sadr's appointment in May of 2013.

Current University Professors

• Eric Kandel
• 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
• Martin Chalfie
• Wafaa El-Sadr

University Professors Emereti

• T. D. Lee
• Caroline W. Bynum
• Fritz Stern
• Donald Keene

Past University Professors

• Jacques Barzun
• Louis Henkin
• I. I. Rabi
• Edward Said
• Meyer Schapiro
• Lionel Trilling
• Jeremy Waldron