Endowed chairs and professorships play a vital role in advancing the College of Letters and Science’s mission, empowering faculty to pursue revolutionary ideas and innovative teaching.
Robert Arneson Chair in Ceramic Sculpture
- Annabeth Rosen, Art
C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics
- Giovani Peri, Economics
Paul A. and Marie Castelfranco Chair in the History of Religious Studies
- Vacant
Bita Daryabari Presidential Chair in Persian Language and Literature at UC Davis
- Amy Motlagh, Comparative Literature & Middle East/South Asia Studies
Russell F. and Jean H. Fiddyment Endowed Chair in Latin American Studies
- Leopoldo Bernucci, Spanish
Winston Ko Professorship in Science Leadership
- R. David Britt, Chemistry
Barbara K. Jackson Chair of Choral Conducting
- Vacant
Barbara K. Jackson Chair of Orchestral Conducting
- Christian Baldini, Music
W. Turrentine Jackson Chair in the History of the Western United States
- Louis Warren, History
Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies at UC Davis
- Vacant
Gwendolyn Bridges Needham Endowed Chair in English Literature
- Vacant
Jan and Beta Popper Endowed Professorship in Opera
- Pierpaolo Polzonetti, Music
Emanuel Ringelblum Chair in Jewish History
- Vacant
Roy J. Shlemon Chair in Applied Geosciences
- Nicholas Pinter, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Gary Snyder Endowed Chair in Science and the Humanities
- Colin Milburn, English
Alan Templeton Endowed Chair in the History of European Art Before 1830
- Michael Yonan, Art History
Michael and Ester Vaida Endowed Chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics
- Lloyd Knox, Physics and Astronomy
Yocha Dehe Chair in California Indian Studies
- Beth Rose Middleton, Native American Studies