Three faculty members appointed to endowed chairs

Jeffrey Brock, Joanne B. Freeman, and Catherine Panter-Brick were appointed to endowed professorships.

Brock, named as the Zhao and Ji Professor of Mathematics, focuses his research on low-dimensional geometry and topology, particularly hyperbolic geometry. Read Brock’s announcement.

Freeman, appointed as the Class of 1954 Professor of American History, is a leading historian of the politics and political culture of the Revolutionary era and early national periods of American history. Read Freeman’s announcement.

Panter-Brick, designated as the Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs, is a world-renowned expert on risk and resilience in contexts of war, forced displacement, famine, and poverty. Read Panter-Brick’s announcement.