Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Showcase
The Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning is proud to showcase winners of the Yale Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation, which is administered by the Yale College Dean’s Office. Given to outstanding junior faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs, the award enables faculty to dedicate the summer to research essential to their development as scholars and teachers.
The Poorvu family (pictured above, left to right: Jonathan Poorvu ’84, Alison Poorvu Jaffe ’81, William Poorvu ’56, Lia Poorvu) has developed a longstanding legacy of philanthropy at Yale. In 1991, the family established the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation. In 2018, the family endowed the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. Both the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning and the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation are grateful for the generous support of the Poorvu family in promoting teaching excellence at Yale.
Above, Left to Right: 2019 Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Prize Winners: Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Rohit De, Adriane Steinacker, and Stefan Steinerberger
Below are past recipients of the Poorvu Teaching Prize, with links to selected teaching features and spotlights:
