List of University Professors at Harvard University

This article is about the specific title. For a list of Harvard University faculty members, see List of Harvard University faculty.

At Harvard University, the title of University Professor is the institution's most distinguished professorial post, ^[1] and is conferred upon a select group of 25 tenured faculty members whose scholarship and other professional work have achieved exceptional distinction and influence. ^[2] Established in 1935, this position enables scholars to work across disciplines and at any of Harvard's schools. ^[2]

The number of University Professors has increased over time, made possible by new endowed gifts to the university. In 2006, there were 21 University Professors. ^[3] As of 2022 ^[update] , the total has risen to 25 University Professors. ^[4]

Present Harvard University Professors

Biologists or medical researchers

• Marc Kirschner ^[5] – John Franklin Enders University Professor
• Douglas A. Melton ^[6] – Xander University Professor
• Arlene H. Sharpe ^[7] – Kolokotrones University Professorship
• Catherine Dulac ^[8] – Samuel W. Morris University Professor

Economists

• Rebecca M. Henderson ^[6] – John and Natty McArthur University Professor
• Eric Maskin ^[9] – Adams University Professor
• Sir Oliver Hart ^[10] – Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor
• Michael Porter ^[11] – Bishop William Lawrence University Professor
• Amartya Sen – Thomas W. Lamont University Professor
• Lawrence Summers ^[12] – Charles W. Eliot University Professor

Historians

• Ann M. Blair ^[13] – Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor
• Peter Galison ^[14] – Joseph Pellegrino University Professor
• Annette Gordon-Reed ^[15] – Carl M. Loeb University Professor
• Drew Gilpin Faust ^[16] – A. Kingsley Porter University Professor

Political scientists

• Danielle Allen – James Bryant Conant University Professor
• Gary King ^[5] – Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor

Other disciplines

• Carolyn Abbate ^[17] – Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor
• Henry Louis Gates Jr. ^[3] – Alphonse Fletcher University Professor
• Stephen Greenblatt ^[18] – John Cogan University Professor
• Mikhail Lukin ^[19] – Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor
• Barry Mazur ^[20] – Gerhard Gade University Professor
• Martha Minow ^[14] – Three Hundredth Anniversary University Professor
• Irwin I. Shapiro ^[21] – Timken University Professor
• Cass Sunstein ^[22] – Robert Walmsley University Professor
• Robert J. Sampson ^[23] – Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor

Past Harvard University Professors

• Paul Farmer (late) ^[24] – Kolokotrones University Professor
• Dale W. Jorgenson (late) – Samuel W. Morris University Professor
• Stephen Owen – James Bryant Conant University Professor
• Cornel West – Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, resigned chair and left Harvard in 2002 ^[25]

References

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13. "Ann Blair named University Professor". Harvard Gazette. November 23, 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
14. "Minow named University Professor". Harvard Gazette. June 19, 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
15. "Annette Gordon-Reed named University Professor". Harvard Gazette. July 28, 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
16. Donadio, Rachel (December 10, 2006). "The Closest Reader". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
17. "Abbate named University Professor". Harvard Gazette. November 20, 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
18. "Greenblatt named University Professor of the Humanities". Harvard University Gazette. September 21, 2000. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
19. "Quantum Physicist Mikhail Lukin Appointed University Professor | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
20. Kamath, Vasant M. (November 3, 1998). "Mazur Named University Professor". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
21. "Shapiro Named First Timken University Professor". Harvard University Gazette. October 16, 1997. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
22. "Sunstein a University Professor". Harvard Gazette. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
23. "Three Harvard Scholars Named University Professors, Highest Faculty Distinction | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
24. "Paul Farmer appointed University Professor". Harvard Gazette. December 16, 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
25. Cornel West Quitting Harvard. The Washington Post. April 13, 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2022.