请教Endowed Chair Professor是什么意思？

dreamer125UID：2504625

某日看到某教授的介绍，请教Endowed Chair Professor是什么意思？

dreamer125UID：2504625

继续求~！！！

arcyoungUID：2260045

有可能是指被授予了头衔的比较杰出的教授

yanhuangbabyUID：178305

this is the highest title for excellent professors

the level of professorship is as follow:

lowerest one is  Assistant Professor, so call " terriable and pushy  AP "

Assistant professors who are granted tenure and promotion move to the rank of associate professor,

Professor (sometimes referred to as "full professor"): a senior, tenured professor who has made many accomoplishments.
  
the so call " Endowed Chair Professor or Distinguished professor"  is an honorary position in which a full professor's salary is increased by being tied to an endowment derived from the university, private /public firms, or foundations , just like a head of a department or school

Only very a few full professor could be selected as en

rapwolfUID：2311110

受教，谢谢！