Professorships
Boston University will be able to offer professorships to several more of its award-winning faculty this year.
Thanks to donor generosity, BU’s faculty consists of uniquely talented individuals who conduct research that can change the world—and, at the same time, give students the tools to make the future better. Recognizing stellar accomplishment, professorships are a powerful tool for recruiting and retaining the very best. Read more about professorships in general, or enjoy specific stories below.
Jacqueline J. and Arthur S. Bahr Professorship in Management
Arthur S. Bahr (SMG’54) built his career around recognizing good investments. Bahr demonstrated his extraordinary talent for finding and cultivating value for his constituents and clients with his work for General Electric Asset Management… Read more…
The Reidy Family Career Development Professorship
“We both believe that the future of the US, and frankly the world, requires investment in education for the sciences, mathematics, and engineering,” says Richard Reidy. “We’ve set a course for contributing in any way we can.” Read more…
The Slater Family Professorship in Behavioral Economics
BU overseer Kenneth Slater and his family have endowed a College of Arts & Sciences chair in behavioral economics—a field that explores, among other things, the ways that players in the financial market make decisions.
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