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Faculty members named to endowed professorships

By the Office of Communications on Oct. 25, 2019, 3:26 p.m.
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Three members of the faculty have been named to endowed professorships.

  • Frederick Wherry, the Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology, effective Sept. 1, 2019
  • Anuradha Ramaswami, the Sanjay Swani '87 Professor of India Studies, effective Sept. 1, 2019
  • James Raymo, the Henry Wendt II Professor of East Asian Studies, effective Oct. 1, 2019.

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