Endowed Chairs
Establishing support into the future
A legacy investment—in our faculty work—to shape a better future for our nation’s knowledge sector.
Endowed Chairs are one of the most prestigious giving traditions in universities across the United States. At UCLA, our unprecedented success and excellence during UCLA’s first century (1919 to 2019) has been made possible by the endowed chairs established by our many friends and donors.
The need for our UCLA experts to provide more relevant and equitable K-12 educational models is crucial more than ever. The 2020 Civil Rights Movement has demonstrated the importance of our continued work and leadership in this area. The emerging issues around the internet and society and this expanding field of public interest technology are areas where we are already at the forefront. Join us in making a difference in these areas and other critical areas for our national and global information and education work.
UCLA has a responsibility to be at the very forefront of these issues and the gifts of our Endowed Chair donors light the way to make great strides in knowledge possible.
Priority Areas for New Endowed Chairs in Education:
(these are suggested namings and can be determined with the donors)
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Race and Equity––To support the work of UCLA Civil Rights Project
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Race and Equity––To support the work of UCLA Black Male Institute
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Urban K-12 Education
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Immigration and Education
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Computer Science Education
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Inclusive Education
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Transformative Coaching
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Medical Education
Priority Areas for New Endowed Chairs in Information Studies:
(these are suggested namings and can be determined with the donors)
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Global Technology and Society
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Public Interest Technology
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Critical Internet Inquiry
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Libraries as Resources for Communities
The NAMED Endowed Chair in Archival Studies
The NAMED Endowed Director of the California Rare Book School
*Note: All endowed chair gifts and namings must be approved through the University of California/UCLA process before they are finalized and established.
$1 Million for a Term Chair position, which transfers every 4 to 5 years among junior faculty
$2 Million for an Assistant Professor level position
$3 Million for an Associate Professor level position
$5 Million for a Full Professor level position
Endowed Chairs can be named after the donor(s) or sometimes the donor will choose to pay tribute to someone through this naming opportunity.
Current Endowed Chairs at UCLA Ed&IS
The Martin and Bernard Breslauer Professorship in Bibliography
- Chair holder Johanna Drucker
The Allan Murray Cartter Chair in Higher Education
- Chair holder Walter R. Allen
Carol L. Collins Principal’s Chair at UCLA Lab School
- Chair holder Georgia Lazo
The Doreen Gehry Nelson Director of Design Based Learning
- Director Jessica Heim
George F. Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology
- Chair holder Teresa McCarty
George F. Kneller Chair in Education and Philosophy
- Chair holder Vacant
Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in Education to Strengthen Families
- Chair holder Tyrone Howard
The Wasserman Endowed Deanship of Education & Information Studies
- Dean Christina (Tina) Christie
Presidential Chair in Education and Diversity
- Chair holder Sandra Graham
Presidential Chair in Information Studies
- Chair holder Christine L. Borgman
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