Endowed Chairs

Anne Anastasi Professor of Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
David V. Budescu
Claudio Acquaviva, SJ, Distinguished Professor in Education
William F. Baker
Bacon-Kilkenny Chair
Pamela Samuelson
James Roosevelt Bayley Distinguished Professor in Business
Edward and Marilyn Bellet Chair in Legal Ethics, Morality, and Religion
Russell G. Pearce
Robert Bendheim Chair in Economics and Financial Policy
An Yan
Kim B. and Stephen E. Bepler Chair in Biology
Silvia C. Finnemann
Kim B. and Stephen E. Bepler Chair in Chemistry
Joshua Schrier
Kim B. and Stephen E. Bepler Chair in Mathematics
Hans-Joachim Hein
Kim B. and Stephen E. Bepler Chair in Physics
Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A., Ph.D., Endowed Chair in Social Research at the Graduate School of Social Service
Amy Horowitz
John D. Boyd, SJ, Chair in Poetic Imagination
Heather Dubrow
James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics
Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, S.T.D.
John D. Calamari Distinguished Professor of Law
Ethan J. Leib
Alpin J. Cameron Chair of Law
Richard Squire
Cassamarca Foundation Chair on Migrations and Globalization
Mary Higgins Clark Chair in Creative Writing
Christopher Clavius, SJ, Distinguished Professor in the Sciences
D. Frank Hsu
William & Burton Cooper Endowed Chair in Urban Legal Issues
Susan Block-Lieb
E. Gerald Corrigan, PhD, Chair in International Business and Finance
Iftekhar Hasan
Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture
Aristotle Papanikolaou
Marie Ward Doty University Chair
Celia Fisher
Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ, Chair in Catholic Theology
Cristina Traina
James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies
Anne Williams-Isom
Joseph Fitzpatrick, SJ, Distinguished Professor of Social Science
Maryanne Kowaleski
Paul Fuller Chair
Matthew Diller
Gabelli Chair in Global Security Analysis
Sris Chatterjee
Grose Family Endowed Chair in Business
Miguel Alzola
Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History
Saul A. Cornell
George N. Jean, Ph.D., Chair
Donna Rapaccioli
Kavanaugh Chair
Joseph Keating SJ, Distinguished Professor in Business
David A. Gautschi
Law Chair in Labor Law
James J. Brudney
The Felix E. Larkin Distinguished Professorship in Management
Leitner Family Chair in International Human Rights
Martin S. Flaherty
Leitner Family Chair in International Human Rights
Thomas Lee
William J. Loschert Endowed Chair in Social Entrepreneurship
Michael Pirson
William J. Loschert Endowed Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship
Benjamin M. Cole
St. Ignatius Loyola Chair
T. J. Maloney Chair in Business Law
Sean Griffith
Leonard F. Manning Distinguished Professorship
Abner Greene
John L. Marion Professorship in Art History, Painting, and Sculpture
JoAnna L. Isaak
Laurence J. McGinley Chair in Religion and Society
Patrick J. Ryan, SJ
Arthur A. McGivney Chair
Deborah Denno
Robert B. McKeon Endowed Chair in Business
Yi Tang
Joseph M. McLaughlin Professorship
Clare Huntington
Brendan Moore Chair in Advocacy
James L. Kainen
The Thomas F. X. and Theresa Mullarkey Chair in Literature
Stephen Hong Sohn
William Hughes Mulligan Chair in International Legal Studies
Archibald R. Murray Professorship
Tanya K. Hernández
Sidney C. Norris Chair of Law in Public Service
John D. Feerick
Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Professorship in Orthodox Christian Studies
George Demacopoulos
Mary Ann Quaranta Chair for Social Justice for Children
Shirley Gatenio Gabel
James H. Quinn Chair in Legal Ethics
Benjamin Zipursky
Karl Rahner, SJ, Memorial Chair in Theology
Bradford E. Hinze
Henry C. Ravazzin Chair in Social Service
Janna Heyman
Philip D. Reed Chair in Civil Justice and Dispute Resolution
Daniel Capra
Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies
Magda Teter
Robert Southwell, SJ, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
John Drummond
Edward M. Stroz and Sally Spooner Endowed Chair in Accounting
Hye Seung (Grace) Lee
Louis Stein Chair
Bruce Green
James A. F. Stoner Chair in Global Sustainability
James A. F. Stoner
Toppeta Family Chair in Global Financial Markets
James Lothian
Albert A. Walsh Chair in Real Estate, Land Use, and Property Law
Nestor M. Davidson
Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in Theatre
Liesl Tommy (Fall 2020)
Stanley D. Waxberg and Nikki Waxberg Chair
Agnes and Ignatius M. Wilkinson Chair of Law
Constantine Katsoris
I. Maurice Wormser Professorship
Steven Thel

Endowed Chairs in the News

A Question of Unity in Orthodoxy Amidst the Ukraine Crisis

A Question of Unity in Orthodoxy Amidst the Ukraine Crisis

Last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine dramatically expanded long-festering divisions in the Orthodox Christian Church. In a lecture at the Lincoln Center campus on Monday, Oct. 30, Nadieszda Kizenko, Ph.D., will examine this problem from a historical perspective and consider how Orthodox Christianity can move forward. “What Russia’s attack on Ukraine did was expose the …

Asian American Studies Minor Launches at Fordham

Asian American Studies Minor Launches at Fordham

Fordham students will be able to minor in Asian American studies beginning this fall. The new minor will provide an interdisciplinary understanding of Asian American people and other members of the Asian diaspora, as well as a focus on Asian culture and history. The minor is part of Fordham’s new Asian American studies program, which …

Theatre Program Welcomes New Denzel Washington Chair

Theatre Program Welcomes New Denzel Washington Chair

Tonya Pinkins, a Tony-award-winning stage and screen performer, will take the helm as the next Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre this fall at Fordham College at Lincoln Center.  “We are so honored and excited to have the incomparable visionary artist Tonya Pinkins at Fordham Theatre. Her presence will have a transformational impact on the program and …

Asian American Literature: Responding to the Moment

Asian American Literature: Responding to the Moment

How did COVID-19 impact Asian American literature and Asian American lives? That was the question Professor Stephen Hong Sohn explored in his inaugural lecture as the newly installed Thomas F. X. and Theresa Mullarkey Chair in Literature. “Asian American literature always responds to the historical moment, whether it’s Japanese American incarceration, whether it’s 9/11, Asian …

Theologian Proposes Reimagining Our Place in the Natural World

Theologian Proposes Reimagining Our Place in the Natural World

In a wide-ranging lecture on March 21, Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J., made a case for rethinking humankind’s relationship with the natural world. “We need to change from thinking that we are masters of the universe to realizing that we are siblings, or kin, with all other beings in the community of creation, loved by God,” she …

Social Work Professors Publish Study on Empowering Older Adults to Take Charge of their Health

Social Work Professors Publish Study on Empowering Older Adults to Take Charge of their Health

When we age, our ability to metabolize substances such as alcohol decreases, and the risk of improperly mixing them with medications increases. At the same time, our relationship with healthcare providers who are best equipped to warn us of these issues is often less than ideal. After seven years of working closely with a team …

At Holocaust Remembrance Event, Reimagining How to Retell a Vital Story

At Holocaust Remembrance Event, Reimagining How to Retell a Vital Story

How do you keep alive the memory of something as consequential as the Holocaust when almost everyone with firsthand knowledge of it is gone? This was the challenge that a panel of experts—together with one Holocaust survivor—addressed at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus on Jan. 26. The event, “Remembering: Talking About the Holocaust in the 21st …

Clavius Lecture Highlights Importance of Data Science in Industries ‘From Fracking to Film’

Clavius Lecture Highlights Importance of Data Science in Industries ‘From Fracking to Film’

Using and understanding data science is essential to being successful in almost any industry—from energy to filmmaking. That’s a lesson learned firsthand by Allen Gilmer, the founder of Enverus, a leading energy industry software-as-a-service platform in Texas. “Data science is something that’s quite interesting to me … and I knew how important it was working …

Seven ‘Pioneering Women’ Recognized at the Fordham Women’s Summit

Seven ‘Pioneering Women’ Recognized at the Fordham Women’s Summit

At the sixth annual Fordham Women’s Summit, held October 19 on the Lincoln Center campus, Fordham honored seven members of the University community for their philanthropic leadership and support of students. This year’s Pioneering Women have enhanced all areas of the University, from endowed faculty chairs and student scholarships to community engagement programs, academic research, …

Kim Bepler Funds New Endowed Chair in Natural and Applied Sciences

Kim Bepler Funds New Endowed Chair in Natural and Applied Sciences

Fordham University will establish an endowed chair in the natural and applied sciences thanks to a $5 million gift from Kim Bepler, a Fordham trustee and philanthropist whose giving has had a wide-ranging impact across the University. The new chair is in addition to four others in the sciences that she and the estate of …

Denzel Washington Chair Mimi Lien on the Magic of Set Design

Denzel Washington Chair Mimi Lien on the Magic of Set Design

Mimi Lien, an award-winning set designer whose work in theater, dance, and opera has been featured on American stages and across the world, is Fordham’s Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in Theatre at Fordham this fall. Lien is the winner of a 2017 Tony Award for her set design in the musical Natasha, Pierre, & the …