The Priorities

Priority: Faculty
Goal: $623 million (18%)

They produce groundbreaking research. They teach and mentor graduate and professional students, and they inspire and prepare undergraduates to take on the challenges of their respective fields. They contribute to social progress, and they deepen our understanding of every dimension of the human experience. They are Penn faculty, and, very simply, they are the foundation of Penn’s academic enterprise.

Recruiting and retaining superb faculty members, particularly in a highly competitive market, require the resources and distinction that can only be provided through professorships, endowed and term. This is especially so with Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professors — eminent faculty, distinguished by their interdisciplinary scholarship and academic style — who are key to President Gutmann’s vision to integrate knowledge across schools and disciplines.

Penn’s endowment currently funds only 11% of the salaries of standing faculty members. Making History will change that and substantially strengthen the University’s ability to attract and retain world-class scholars and teachers.

Learn more about Penn Integrates Knowledge Professors > (PDF, from PENNews Fall 2007)
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