Winners say classrooms are âunusual political placesâ Immigration. Gun control. Abortion. Gay rights. Religion. Are these and other polarizing topics too controversial to be discussed in todayâs high school classrooms? According to Diana Hess and Paula McAvoy, co-winners of the 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education, teachers should encourage conversations about difficult political […]
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Education and political science scholar and former aid worker Dana Burde has won the 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for examining the influence foreign-backed funding for education has on war-torn countries and how such aid affects humanitarian and peace-building efforts. Burde, associate professor of international education at New York […]
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âPlay,â a 47-minute orchestral work by American composer Andrew Norman, is the winner of the prestigious 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. In three movements, âPlayâ explores the relationship of choice and chance, free will and control. It investigates the ways musicians in an orchestra can play with, against, or apart from […]
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The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will announce the 2017 winners of five Grawemeyer Awards Nov. 28 â Dec. 2. UofL presents the annual prizes for outstanding works in music composition, ideas improving world order, psychology and education and gives a religion prize jointly with Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Recipients will be […]
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William G. Bowen, co-winner of the 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education, died last week. He was 83. Bowen and Derek Bok were recognized for their book, The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, which outlined their research study on the academic, employment and life histories of more […]
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Pasi Sahlberg, who earned the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in Education for outlining in the book âFinnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?â his country’s approach to educational reform, has been awarded the LEGO prize 2016. From PasiSahlberg.com: Former schoolteacher Pasi Sahlberg is the winner of the LEGOÂź Prize 2016. Finnish Sahlberg […]
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Irving Gottesman, winner of the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, died on June 29. He was 85. His Grawemeyer Award-winning idea, the endophenotype concept in schizophrenia, changed assumptions about the origins of psychological disease. Gottesman is widely acclaimed for his contributions to the mental health field, which included research that uncovered a genetic link to […]
 Less than one year after bestowing one of its highest honors on Muhammad Ali, the University of Louisville is remembering him today for his support and love of his hometown university. âIt was an honor to share the stage with Muhammad at our Grawemeyer Spirit Award event,â UofL President James Ramsey said. âHe was […]
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âIt validates these ideas and says that they really matter,â said Susan R. Holman of winning the 2016 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. âIt is an incredible honor. It is an immense responsibilityâa sense of how can I pay back with my life for this recognition?â Holman and her fellow 2016 Grawemeyer Award recipientsâHans Abrahamsen, Gary […]
University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development to present Presidential Session at the 2016 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting  Four recipients of the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education will participate in an April 11 panel discussion at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The panelists […]
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Diana Hess and Paula McAvoy win education award for “The Political Classroom”
/in News/by Kim ButterweckWinners say classrooms are âunusual political placesâ Immigration. Gun control. Abortion. Gay rights. Religion. Are these and other polarizing topics too controversial to be discussed in todayâs high school classrooms? According to Diana Hess and Paula McAvoy, co-winners of the 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education, teachers should encourage conversations about difficult political […]
Dana Burde receives world order award for “Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan”
/in News, World Order/by Kim ButterweckEducation and political science scholar and former aid worker Dana Burde has won the 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for examining the influence foreign-backed funding for education has on war-torn countries and how such aid affects humanitarian and peace-building efforts. Burde, associate professor of international education at New York […]
Andrew Norman wins music award for “Play”
/in Music Composition, News/by Kim ButterweckâPlay,â a 47-minute orchestral work by American composer Andrew Norman, is the winner of the prestigious 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. In three movements, âPlayâ explores the relationship of choice and chance, free will and control. It investigates the ways musicians in an orchestra can play with, against, or apart from […]
UofL, Louisville Seminary to name 2017 Grawemeyer Award winners
/in Award Categories, Music Composition, News, Psychology, Religion, World Order/by Kim ButterweckThe University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will announce the 2017 winners of five Grawemeyer Awards Nov. 28 â Dec. 2. UofL presents the annual prizes for outstanding works in music composition, ideas improving world order, psychology and education and gives a religion prize jointly with Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Recipients will be […]
William G. Bowen, 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education co-recipient, passes away
/in News/by Kim ButterweckWilliam G. Bowen, co-winner of the 2001 Grawemeyer Award in Education, died last week. He was 83. Bowen and Derek Bok were recognized for their book, The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, which outlined their research study on the academic, employment and life histories of more […]
2013 Grawemeyer Award in Education winner receives the LEGO prize 2016
/in Award Categories, News/by Kim ButterweckPasi Sahlberg, who earned the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in Education for outlining in the book âFinnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?â his country’s approach to educational reform, has been awarded the LEGO prize 2016. From PasiSahlberg.com: Former schoolteacher Pasi Sahlberg is the winner of the LEGOÂź Prize 2016. Finnish Sahlberg […]
Irving Gottesman, 2013 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology recipient, passes away
/in Award Categories, News, Psychology/by Kim ButterweckIrving Gottesman, winner of the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, died on June 29. He was 85. His Grawemeyer Award-winning idea, the endophenotype concept in schizophrenia, changed assumptions about the origins of psychological disease. Gottesman is widely acclaimed for his contributions to the mental health field, which included research that uncovered a genetic link to […]
UofL mourns loss of friend and supporter Muhammad Ali
/in News, Spirit/by Kim Butterweck Less than one year after bestowing one of its highest honors on Muhammad Ali, the University of Louisville is remembering him today for his support and love of his hometown university. âIt was an honor to share the stage with Muhammad at our Grawemeyer Spirit Award event,â UofL President James Ramsey said. âHe was […]
2016 recipients discuss their Grawemeyer Award-winning works
/in Award Categories, Music Composition, News, Psychology, Religion, World Order/by Kim ButterweckâIt validates these ideas and says that they really matter,â said Susan R. Holman of winning the 2016 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. âIt is an incredible honor. It is an immense responsibilityâa sense of how can I pay back with my life for this recognition?â Holman and her fellow 2016 Grawemeyer Award recipientsâHans Abrahamsen, Gary […]
Grawemeyer Award in Education winners to discuss reform at international gathering of educational researchers
/in Award Categories, News/by Kim ButterweckUniversity of Louisville College of Education and Human Development to present Presidential Session at the 2016 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting  Four recipients of the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education will participate in an April 11 panel discussion at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The panelists […]