2018 Grawemeyer Awards announced

Winners of the 2018 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Awards were announced last week.

Honorees include a celebrated music composer, an advocate for the overhaul of college financial aid, an expert on African genocide, the founder of black liberation theology and a psychologist who explains the many types of intelligence.

The Grawemeyer Awards, created in 1984 by philanthropist Charlie Grawemeyer, recognize the power of big ideas and come with a $100,000 prize.

Winners will visit Louisville during the spring, 2018, semester to conduct lectures and take part in discussions about their ideas.

Meet the 2018 winners:

Bent Sorensen, music composition

[caption id="attachment_39839" align="alignnone" width="300"] Bent Sorenson[/caption]

Scott Straus, world order

[caption id="attachment_39709" align="alignnone" width="200"] Scott Straus[/caption]

Sara Goldrick-Rab, education

[caption id="attachment_39714" align="alignnone" width="200"] Sara Goldrick-Rab[/caption]

James H. Cone, religion

[caption id="attachment_39784" align="alignnone" width="300"] James Cone[/caption]

Robert Sternberg, psychology

[caption id="attachment_39808" align="alignleft" width="214"] Robert Sternberg[/caption]