TCAUP Ph.D. Faculty Receive High Marks in
Scholarly Productivity Index

The Third Annual Chronicle of Higher Education index places Michigan's programs at first and second in faculty productivity among doctoral peer institutions in the architecture, planning, and design discipline.

The 2007 index compiled overall institutional rankings on 375 universities that offered a Ph.D. degree and their nearly 165,000 associated faculty members. The productivity of each faculty member was judged on as many as five factors, depending on the most important variables in a given discipline: books published; journal publications; citations of journal articles; federal-grant dollars awarded; and honors and awards.

"Our doctoral faculty are the foundation of our programs. The educational opportunities of our student scholars are shaped by the distinguished research and scholarship of our programs' permanent and affiliated faculty," says Jean Wineman, Taubman College associate dean for research, chair of doctoral program in architecture and professor of architecture.

About the Programs

The Doctoral Program in Architecture was one of only four such programs in the United States when it was established in 1969. The program offers two post-professional degrees: the Doctor of Philosophy degree and the Master of Science degree.

The doctorate in planning began in 1968 under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs with faculty participation from many colleges throughout the University. The degree moved into the College of Architecture + Urban Planning in 1989 and administratively merged with the professional program in planning to form the Urban + Regional Planning Program.

The two programs combined have granted more that 320 degrees in their four decades of existence. Graduates hold faculty positions in a range of departments in universities and work as consultants and staff of research organizations.

To view the index, visit the Chronicle of Higher Education Facts & Figures website.