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- AffiliationHon. George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
- AffiliationUniversity Professor, Departments of German and Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts & Science; Director, Center for the Humanities, New York University
- AffiliationDistinguished Senior Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
- AffiliationElizabeth A. Long Professor Emerita of Law, Michigan Law; Long-term James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
- AffiliationDirector of the Einstein Forum (Potsdam), American Philosopher and Writer
- AffiliationHon. George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
- AffiliationUniversity Professor, Departments of German and Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts & Science; Director, Center for the Humanities, New York University
- AffiliationDistinguished Senior Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
- AffiliationElizabeth A. Long Professor Emerita of Law, Michigan Law; Long-term James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
- AffiliationDirector of the Einstein Forum (Potsdam), American Philosopher and Writer
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Our very own Allen C. Guelzo has been awarded the 2025 Walter W. Buckley, Jr. Prize in American History from the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement.
The Walter W. Buckley, Jr. Prize in American History is presented annually to an individual (historian, educator, business leader,…
This year's graduating Undergraduate Fellows have won an impressive number of awards, honors, and other accolades:
Chemistry:
Anais Mobarak: Graduated with High Honors + awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence + inducted into the Sigma Xi Research Society.…
Undergraduate Fellow Ben Woodard '25 has been awarded the Stephen Whelan ‘68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought for his thesis: "Nature National, Slavery Sectional: Southern Judges’ Choice for Freedom in Antebellum Legal and Political Culture.” Ben’s thesis advisor was Peter Wirzbicki, Associate…