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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor receiving the Brandeis Medal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor awarded highest honor from UofL Brandeis School of Law

February 14, 2025

“If you start from the proposition that most people have good in them, it’s easier to find common ground.” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor 

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2025 Grawemeyer psychology award goes to James Gross for work on emotional regulation

December 6, 2024

Stanford professor cited for research demonstrating the benefits of managing feelings early

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2025 Grawemeyer religion award goes to rabbi and disability advocate Julia Watts Belser

December 5, 2024

For reconsidering the relationship between disability and spirituality, Georgetown University professor of Jewish Studies, Rabbi Julia Watts Belser will receive the 2025 Grawemeyer Award for Religion, the University of L