2018 Grawemeyer Award Recipient Talks

When Apr 10, 2018 01:00 PM to
Apr 12, 2018 03:00 PM
Where various locations
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The 2018 winners of UofL's Grawemeyer Award will be in Louisville April 10-12 to give free, public presentations about their award-winning ideas. Here’s the schedule:

  • Tuesday April 10th, 1pm (Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium) – Scott Straus, Ideas Improving World Order, author of Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa.
  • Tuesday April 10th, 5pm (Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium) – Sara Goldrick-Rab, Education, author of Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream
  • Tuesday April 10th, 7pm (Caldwell Chapel, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary) – JoAnne Marie Terrell will discuss the work of Religion Award winner James H. Cone, the founder of black liberation theology.
  • Wednesday, April 11th, Noon (Strickler Hall, Middleton Auditorium) – Robert Sternberg, Psychology, whose work has resulted in changes in college admission processes that have leveled the playing field for individuals from diverse backgrounds and, thus, has increased student diversity.
  • Thursday, April 12th, 3pm (Bird Recital Hall, School of Music) – Bent Sorensen, Music Composition.

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