Development, Leadership, Visibility Initiative

Endowed Professorships for Women

In response to the NSF ADVANCE program, the Chancellor has included 10 professorships (20 million dollars) for women in science and engineering on the select list of targets for fundraising. This list sets priorities for the $1 billion capital campaign recently launched by the campus and therefore appearance on the list demonstrates a clear commitment to the Institutional Transformation initiative. Each professorship will be competitively awarded through a campus peer review process. Selection criteria will include quality of contributions to science and teaching, past impact on women in science, future plans for a leadership role in science. Each recipient will be provided financial support for 10 years but will retain the title of the endowed chair for the duration of her career.