If you searched Superstar Sourcing for Endowed Chair History Professor (with 3 additional requirements) on January 3, 2026 you'd find 310 great candidates

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Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History at Brown University

Perfect fit - currently holds an endowed chair position in American History at Brown University (R1), has 15+ years of teaching, and holds a PhD in American History. Brown Professor (Endowed Chair) → Assoc Prof at Brown → Asst Prof UWM, PhD U Washington (American History). Excellent.

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Professor at Boston University

This candidate is currently a Professor of History with strong experience in American History and well over 15 years in academia. Ex-Hamilton College → Brandeis University → Boston University. Princeton PhD in History. Excellent.

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Professor of American History

This candidate is an accomplished Professor/Associate Professor with a PhD in American History and over 20 years in academia, meeting almost every criterion except current R1 status, though they have high rank. PhD in American History from MSU → 20 years total experience, rising to Professor/Chair/Associate Dean at IU East. Strong.

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Professor of History at Yale University

This candidate is a highly decorated Professor of History with extensive experience at top R1 institutions and the required education. Experience at Yale and UChicago strongly implies R1 status, though specialization in American History is not confirmed. Yale → UChicago → Chicago. PhD History (Harvard). Excellent.

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Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University

This candidate is a Professor with a PhD in American History whose experience includes Columbia; the tenure/research focus aligns well, although current university type is not specified beyond Columbia affiliation. Harvard (PhD American History) → U Rochester (BA) & UNC (MA) → Professor at Barnard/Columbia. Excellent.

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Dean of the College of Letters and Science

This candidate is a highly accomplished historian currently serving as a Dean and Professor, with deep experience indicated by endowed chair status at a prior R1 institution. MSU is a land-grant R1 while UNL is also R1. Specializes in American History, specifically Civil War era. Professor → Assoc Dean/Chair → Dean/Professor. Multiple endowed chairs held, PhD implied by professorial rank/publications. Excellent.

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Historian; Professor of History and Co-Director, Democracy Studies Program, University of Montana; Treasurer, American Society for Legal History (ASLH)

Excellent current fit as a full Professor of History at a sizable university with a PhD and American History education/expertise, though the current university affiliation is not explicitly R1. U Montana (Prof/Chair/Director) 28 yrs total, PhD History U Chicago. Strong.

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Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This candidate is a Professor of History at UNC Chapel Hill (a top R1 university) and has extensive long-term experience, meeting nearly all criteria except explicitly confirming American History focus in the current title. UNC Chapel Hill Professor for 22 years, UC Davis PhD. Strong.

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Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College

Excellent fit, holding a distinguished professorship at an R1 university (Dartmouth) with deep expertise in African-American History and over the required teaching time. Distinguished Professor @ Dartmouth → 24 years experience, expert in African-American History. Excellent.

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Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory University

This candidate is a senior history professor with extensive experience in American History and a clear research focus. Current role as a full professor aligns well, though current institution type isn't specified as R1. Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory → 35 years experience, 18 years tenure-track/tenured, Lumbee Tribe background shapes scholarship. Excellent.

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Educator, Historian, Editor, and Writer

This candidate is a strong fit with extensive teaching and research experience in American History and appropriate credentials, though current role is at a high school/online institute. Cambridge PhD in History → Editor at Yale → Professor at Quinnipiac (9 yrs) → Current teaching/editing roles at Stanford affiliated venues (15 yrs).

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President, The Teagle Foundation | Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies, Columbia University | President, Society of American Historians (2021-22)

While currently a President/Foundation leader, this individual has deep experience as an Endowed Chair Professor of American Studies at Columbia (R1) with extensive teaching in American history/literature and matches tenure/experience requirements. Columbia (Alexander Hamilton Prof/Chair/Director) → Teagle Foundation (President), 44 yrs total, deep American Studies/Lit focus. Excellent.

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Professor Of History at Macalester College

This candidate is currently a full Professor with 20+ years experience and holds a PhD in History, making them a very strong fit, though the current institution is a liberal arts college, not explicitly an R1.

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Faculty Fellow for Strategic Initiatives (DFCAS) & Brammer Presidential Professor of History, U of Oklahoma; ACE Fellow, Yale U (2022-2023); Member, ACLS Leadership Institute for a New Academy (2023)

This professor has 14 years specifically as a Brammer Presidential Professor (implying high-level R1 faculty status at the University of Oklahoma) and significant administrative experience, suggesting research activity, although specialization confirmation is missing. U of Oklahoma (Professor 14 yrs) → Admin roles. Strong leadership and professorial title at a research institution. Excellent.

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Professor of History and Political Science, JSCC; Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, UTMartin; Adjunct Professor of History, Univ. of Memphis

This candidate has extensive teaching experience, specialized publications, and lists American history as a specialty, making them a very strong potential fit for a history professorship. Adjunct Professor of History at The University of Memphis (15 years 11 months); Professor of History and Political S; Specialties include American history, dissertation from 2004. → Adjunct at U of Memphis (15yr 11mo) → Professor at JSCC. → Strong.

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Worked at Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi

Strong fit with substantial experience as a Professor of History, PhD in History, and long tenure at a research institution (likely R1); missing confirmation of American History specialization.

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Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This candidate is an Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill (an R1 institution) with a PhD from UC Berkeley and over 18 years of experience, though their specialization shown is East Asian Studies, not American History. UNC Chapel Hill Assoc Prof (11 yrs) → PhD from UC Berkeley → 18+ total years experience. Strong.

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History professor at the University of Texas at Austin

Strong match - current associate professor at a top research university with deep American history expertise and 24 years experience. UT Austin → UChicago PhD, Associate Professor at UT Austin for 24 years. Strong.

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Historian, Writer, University Lecturer

This candidate has significant recent teaching and scholarly roles in history with a strong American History focus and PhD. Current roles are primarily Lecturer/Affiliated Scholar, not Endowed Chair Professor, but the overall profile is very strong. Stanford Lecturer → UVA Scholar → Richmond Historian, PhD American History from Stanford, total experience 20+ years. Strong.

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Endowed Professor | Historian & Race Scholar | Educational Consultant

This candidate is a strong match, holding an Endowed Chair in a History-related field (Race, Gender, Sexuality Studies), has 15+ years experience, is faculty, and specializes in areas overlapping with American history (African American, Latinx, urban history). Associate Professor/Chair/Endowed Chair at Simmons U (current) → history/ethnic studies focus, 15+ years experience. Strong.

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Assistant Professor of Arkansas History at the University of Central Arkansas

This candidate has a PhD in American History and nearly two decades of teaching experience, but their current/recent roles are listed as Assistant/Associate Professor at a non-R1 institution, focusing heavily on Arkansas History. PhD from Mississippi State → 17+ total years teaching, mostly Lecturer/Prof at UCA, PhD in American History. Strong.

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Director and Librarian, John Carter Brown Library and Professor of History, Brown University. New: _Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America_ (Oxford UP, 2025).

This candidate is a Professor of History at Brown (an R1) with a PhD in History, over 15 years experience, and strong publication record, but the current title is Director/Librarian and the general focus seems to include Early American History (based on publication), though the primary current role is administrative. Prof of History at Brown → Director/Librarian role, PhD at Johns Hopkins. Strong.

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Professor of History at Arizona State University

This individual is currently a Professor at ASU (a major research institution) with 17+ years of experience and a PhD in History, checking most boxes strongly. Career: Harvard (MTS) → UVA (PhD History) → ASU (Asst Prof → Assoc Prof → Prof, 17+ years total teaching). Strong.

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Professor of History - UMass Amherst Editor in Chief of the Journal Society

This candidate is a highly experienced Professor at an R1 university with strong faculty credentials, but their education details do not confirm a PhD in History or an American History specialization. Professor at UMass Amherst (30 years), Harvard → Stanford postdoc, extensive admin roles. Strong.

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Excellent tenure and experience in the History discipline with a PhD in History from a major institution; however, Oregon State is generally R1/R2, and specialization in American History is not confirmed.

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Professor of History at Texas State University

This individual has significant experience as a Professor of History with a PhD in American History and 65 years of experience, but their current/most recent high admin roles obscure direct professing, and the current institution level is not R1. Professor at Texas State (50+ yrs) → Admin roles → current Professor role. Strong.

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Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University

This candidate is an Associate Professor of History at a research university with over 15 years of experience and a History PhD, but their listed skills suggest a focus outside of American History. Assoc Prof History (TAMU) since 2008, 15 years exp, PhD UChicago. Strong.

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Emeritus Professor at Lindenwood University

This candidate was a long-serving Professor of History, meeting the 15+ years teaching criteria and holding a PhD in History, but is now Emeritus, and the university's R1 status is unknown from the listing. Professor at Lindenwood (23+ yrs) → Emeritus → PhD from U Missouri-Columbia. Strong.

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Professor, Historian, Storyteller Lecturer in History & Dean at Columbia University • Lecturer 3 at Rutgers University–NB • Author of the award-winning, Aztlán Arizona: Mexican American Educational Empowerment, 1968–1978

This candidate is highly experienced in History, specializing in American history, and has held faculty positions at top institutions, suggesting an R1 background, though the specific title 'Endowed Chair' isn't confirmed. Professor/Lecturer at Columbia University → Rutgers, extensive American history scholarship. Strong.

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Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

This candidate is a full Professor with both a PhD in History and extensive publishing focusing heavily on founding figures and American intellectual history, meeting most criteria except for the explicit description of the current university as an R1 institution (though a PhD granting institution is implied). Professor UL-Lafayette (since 1991) → published 9 books; PhD History Vanderbilt. Strong.