Grawemeyer Award winners to give free public talks
Recipients of the 2009 Grawemeyer Awards will discuss their winning works and ideas at the University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary campuses on March 3-12.
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U.S. must own up to misdeeds, says Grawemeyer religion winner
The United States must own up to past sins such as slavery and taking land away from Native Americans before it can be a truly great nation, says the winner of the 2009 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.
Theory of how brain builds images earns Grawemeyer prize
A scientist who helped explain how our brains build meaningful images from the bits of information we see has won the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Psychology.
Homage to letter-writing earns Grawemeyer music prize
“The Lost Art of Letter Writing,” a four-movement concerto for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
Open enrollment pays off, say Grawemeyer education award winners
Non-traditional students who attend college through open enrollment generally do well and their success carries forward to the next generation, say two scholars who have won the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education.
2009 Grawemeyer Awards to be announced week of Dec. 1
The winners of the 2009 Grawemeyer Awards will be announced the week of Dec. 1.
Remarks from Dr. Jim Ramsey, President of the University of Louisville
Video of Dr. Ramsey’s remarks about the Grawemeyer Awards and H. Charles Grawemeyer.
Context is key to fixing corruption, says Grawemeyer world order winner
The best way to end corruption is to first examine its underlying causes, says the winner of the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
Albert Bandura
“The Lost Art of Letter Writing,” a four-movement concerto for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
2007 – Timothy Tyson
A North Carolina scholar has earned the 2007 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his memoir analyzing the social and spiritual effects of a racially motivated murder in his hometown. In his 2004 book, “Blood Done Sign My Name,” Timothy Tyson tells the story of the killing of a young black man, Henry Marrow, by […]