The University has established the Distinguished Presidential Scholars and Fellows initiative as part of its efforts to attract some of the world’s most accomplished scholars and thinkers to interact with the University community. These individuals are external to the University of Miami and are invited to contribute their unique perspectives and talents to the University’s mission of fostering inquiry, expanding knowledge, and pursuing novel solutions to urgent issues.
Nominees for Distinguished Presidential Scholars will ordinarily be individuals whose professional endeavors have led to significant contributions within academia and advancements within their own fields of research, whether marked by teaching, scientific discovery, scholarly publications, achievement in the arts, or interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.
Nominees for Distinguished Presidential Fellows will ordinarily be individuals whose personal and professional endeavors have made significant impact on the lives of others through their commitment to leadership, which could take many forms including, but not limited to: civic engagement, public service, entrepreneurship, innovation, international development, entertainment and culture, or transformational change.
The opportunity to nominate exceptional individuals to serve as Distinguished Presidential Scholars or Distinguished Presidential Fellows is open to the University community. All nominated candidates will be reviewed by the Office of Faculty Affairs and, where appropriate, nominations will be shared with the relevant Deans and Chairs for consultation with their faculty prior to approaching the candidate with an invitation.
If you would like to submit a Distinguished Presidential Scholars and Fellows nomination form, please visit the Forms page.
