In 1947 the Regents established the Distinguished University Professorships, the University’s most prestigious professorships, to recognize senior faculty with exceptional scholarly and/or creative achievements, national and international reputations for academic excellence, and superior records of teaching, mentoring, and service. Faculty selected for this recognition, in consultation with the dean of the school or college in which he or she holds an appointment, name the Professorship after a person of distinction in his or her general field of interest, preferably a person formerly associated with the University.

This year's DUP lectures will include John Z. Ayanian, Earl Lewis, and Janet L. Smith.

This event will take place in the Michigan League, and will be streamed live on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPSZXLIn-_U

The Quest for Health Equity
John Z. Ayanian, Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy, Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School; Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health; Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Director, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

How Questions of Power, Race and Identity Shaped a Career
Earl Lewis, Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy, Professor of History, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts;
Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

A Path to Discovering Biology in Protein Structure
Janet L. Smith, Martha L. Ludwig Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School; Margaret J. Hunter Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences, Associate Director, Life Sciences Institute, Professor of Biophysics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts