Endowed Chairs

Endowed chairs are highly honored academic positions that attract and support distinguished faculty. Here’s a list of the current endowed chairs in Social Sciences:

Chancellor's Associates Chair I
Open

Chancellor's Associates Chair V
Cognitive Science
Marta Kutas

Daniel Yankelovich Endowed Chair in Social Thought
Sociology
Lane Kenworthy

Distinguished Endowed Chair in Macroeconomics and Public Finance
Economics
Open

Dr. James Y. Chan Presidential Chair in Global Health
Anthropology
Thomas J. Csordas

Gildred Chair for United States-Mexican Relations
Latin American Studies
David Fitzgerald

Institute of the Americas Chair for Inter-American Affairs
Latin American Studies
David Mares

Jerri-Ann and Gary E. Jacobs Endowed Chair in Social Sciences 
Social Sciences 
David Lake

Norma Kershaw Chair in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Neighboring Lands
Anthropology
Thomas Levy

Robert F. Engle Endowed Chair in Econometrics
Economics
James Hamilton

Sanford I. Berman Chair in Language and Human Communication
Communication
Carol Padden

Simon Bolivar Chair in Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies
Scott Desposato

Sir Clive W.J. Granger Endowed Chair in Econometrics
Economics
Yixiao Sun