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John W. Kluge Prize: Drew Gilpin Faust and the Case for the Humanities

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

On Wednesday, Sept. 12, Drew Gilpin Faust – historian, former Harvard University president and author of the Bancroft Prize-winning book “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War” – will accept the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. The $1 million Kluge Prize, bestowed through the generosity of …

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The John W. Kluge Prize: Q&A with Drew Gilpin Faust

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Today, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced that Drew Gilpin Faust—historian, Harvard University president and author of the Bancroft Prize-winning book “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War”—will receive the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. The $1 million Kluge Prize, bestowed through the generosity of the …

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The John W. Kluge Prize: Recognizing an Impact on Public Life

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

This is a guest post by Dan Turello of the John W. Kluge Center. As James English describes in his 2005 book, “The Economy of Prestige,” like so much in our cultural history, the practice of awarding prizes can be traced back to the Greeks, who, in addition to creating the Olympics, introduced drama and …

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The John W. Kluge Prize: Drawing on Jeffersonian Traditions

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

This is a guest post by John Haskell, director of the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. After an extensive selection process, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will announce the winner of the 2018 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity on June 12. The privately endowed prize, which celebrates the impact …

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Trending: Congressional Black Caucus Takes Center Stage

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

This week, thousands of people from around the country will gather in the vast Washington, D.C., Convention Center to take part in a decades’ old tradition: the annual legislative conference of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation. From September 20 to 24, participants will hear from approximately 100 hundred speakers, including many members of Congress, …

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Pic of the Week: Inspiring a Sense of Service

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

The Peace Corps and its ideals—service to country and the cause of peace—was the subject of discussion at the Third Annual Daniel K. Inouye Distinguished Lecture, held in the Coolidge Auditorium on May 18. Elaine L. Chao, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reflected on their Peace Corps service, their leadership experiences, …