King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Chair in Islamic Studies
Stephen Humphreys, King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Professor of Islamic Studies and Professor of History
James and Sarah Argyropoulos Chair in Hellenic Studies
Apostoles Athanassakis, Argyropoulos Professor of
Hellenic Studies and Professor of Classics
Established in March 1999 to promote scholarly and artistic activities that will expose students and the community to the study of classical and modern Hellenic culture.
José Miguel de Barandiarán Chair in Basque Studies
Established to strengthen the existing program in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese by expanding and improving courses in Basque Studies.
Virgil Cordano O.F.M. Chair in Catholic Studies
Ann Taves, Virgil Cordano O.F.M. Professor of Catholic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies
Established in July 2005 to enhance the study of Catholicism the endowment allows the department to develop lectures and programming in Catholic Studies for the Santa Barbara community, in addition to educating students and contributing to scholarship.
Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Chair in Music Composition
Clarence Barlow, Corwin Endowed Chair of Composition and Professor of Music
Established in May 1986 to provide support for the arts at UC Santa Barbara as an additional resource for recruitment and to
advance teaching and research.
XIV Dalai Lama Chair in Tibetan Buddhism & Cultural Studies
José Cabezón, XIV Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies and Professor of Religious Studies
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Academic Initiative Professorships, Cluster II
Globalization Initiative, Divisions of Humanities and Fine Arts and the Social Science in the College of Letters & Science
Supports four endowed chairs in the area of globalization.
J. F. Rowny Chair in Comparative Religions
Religious Studies Department
Sponsored by the Rowny Foundation
J. F. Rowny Chair in Religion and Society
Wade Clark Roof, Rowny Professor of Religion and Society and Professor of Religios Studies
Sponsored by the Rowny Foundation
International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies
Allan Grapard, International Shinto Foundation Professor of Shinto Studies and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies
Impressed by the strengths of the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Program, The International Shinto Foundation selected UCSB as the first intitution of higher education in the United States to establish an endowed chair in Shinto Studies. Of great interest are the Program's strengths in the area of research and teaching on the humanistic traditions of Japan, with special emphasis on the interrelation of fields within the humanities in literature, religion, and history. Established in 1997.
Koichi Takashima Chair in Japanese Cultural Studies
John Nathan, Takashima Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies
Established in 1993, this chairship is a vital component of the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Program utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that concentrates on fields in the humanities advancing the teaching and research activities of Japanese cultural studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Lai Ho & Wu Cho-liu Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies
Kuo-ch'ing Tu, Lai Ho & Wu Cho-liu Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies and Profesor of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies
This chairship supports the highest distinction of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. This endowment supports teaching, research, and program development in Taiwan Studies taking a special interest in Taiwan literature.
