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UofL CEHD associate dean appointed executive director of Grawemeyer Awards program

Jill Scoggins — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:50:34 +0000

Marion Hambrick, the University of Louisville College of ��ֱ�� and Human Development’s Associate Dean for Investment and Strategy, has been appointed executive director of the Grawemeyer Awards and Scholars program.

“It gives me great pleasure to announce Marion Hambrick as the new executive director of the Grawemeyer Awards. Dr. Hambrick comes highly recommended by his colleagues and peers, and we are grateful for his willingness to accept the role,” said UofL Provost Lori Stewart Gonzalez. “The Grawemeyer Awards pay intentional and profound tribute to the power of creative ideas and the impact a single idea can have on the world. I am confident Dr. Hambrick has the intellectual acumen and motivation to continue advancing Charles Grawemeyer’s vision of inspiring, honoring and nurturing achievements in ,��,��, ��Ի��.”

Hambrick served as the director of the Grawemeyer Award in ��ֱ�� from 2017 to 2020. The Grawemeyer Awards are presented annually by UofL and the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. By creating these awards, UofL alumnus found a way to inspire, honor and nurture scholarly achievement.

Hambrick earned his BA in finance from Transylvania University in 1995, his MBA in finance from the University of Kentucky in 1996 and his PhD in educational leadership and organizational development with an emphasis in sport administration from UofL in 2010.

His teaching areas focus on financial principles in sports and conducting doctoral seminars in sport administration research. His research interests are centered on social network analysis in sports and recreational sport participation.

He was presented with the Red and Black Award for outstanding advising and instruction in 2010 and 2012 and was a UofL Faculty Favorite nominee in 2013 and 2015. Hambrick is a member of the North American Society for Sport Management and is lead or co-author of articles published in journals such as Managing Sport and Leisure, Sport Management Review, Journal of Sport Behavior and others.

Hambrick succeeds Charles Leonard, who retired from UofL in November.

UofL students launch online political review

Janet Cappiello — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:23:52 +0000

With politics in the United States seemingly more divided than ever, a group of University of Louisville undergraduate students is focused on closing what it calls “the perception gap” through a nonpartisan online magazine.

The is modeled after the Harvard Political Review, written and published by Harvard undergraduates since 1969.

LPR’s editorial board is made up of UofL undergraduates: junior Julia Mattingly, editor-in-chief; sophomore Nino Owens, managing editor; and associate editors sophomore Alex Reynolds and sophomore Emma Fridy. Mattingly majors in rural health and economics; the other three either major or double-major in political science.

There are also eight staff writers – all undergraduates.

At just 1 year old, LPR is an infant compared to its well-established cousin. But LPR is already tackling the big issues: gun buyback programs; climate change and Appalachia; the minimum wage; hunger; the coronavirus vaccine and white privilege; infrastructure.

“We are not necessarily seeking to ��󲹲Բ��anyone’s mind about a particular issue, but �Ǳ��it to perspectives different from their own,” the magazine’s editors say on its website.

The website, thought to be the first of its kind for UofL, also provides a valuable experiential learning tool for the students, said Laura Moyer, associate professor in the political science department, who is the students’ academic advisor.

“We are lucky to have a student body at UofL that is very engaged with their community and that has a lot of ideas about addressing the major policy issues of the day,” Moyer said. “The Louisville Political Review takes advantage of this talent ��Ի��helps students find their voice. This experience lays the foundation for careers in public service, public policy and community engagement – even running for office.”

LPR is looking for additional staff writers and open for individual submissions from graduate students, professors and the general public. Visit .

Professors share expertise through A&S luncheon series

Judy Hughes — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:32:38 +0000

A luncheon lecture series this winter and spring will feature University of Louisville researchers who map the world, analyze Middle Eastern politics, scrutinize drama and film and examine the philosophy of art and literature.

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Liberal Studies Project offer the monthly Meet the Professor series to highlight the college’s research and cultural offerings. The Thursday luncheon talks begin at noon in the University Club.

Here are the spring 2017 semester talks:

January 12 – “Why is the Muslim Brotherhood So Good at Winning Elections in the Middle East?” by Steven Brooke, political science professor. He will discuss why Islamist parties so consistently outperformed opponents in elections since Arab Spring and will draw on his fieldwork in Egypt, original surveys of Egyptians and new internet-based geographic data.

February 2 – “Art and ‘Terrible Truth’,” by John Gibson, philosophy professor and Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society director. He will highlight ways in which literature, painting and music make life tolerable while revealing it at its worst, as people delight in viewing the tragic and horrible from an aesthetic viewpoint.

March 2 – “Harold Pinter, Robin Williams, Somnabulants and Galloping Horses,” by Ann Hall, chair of comparative humanities. She will examine time and gender as she discusses the 1982 Harold Pinter play “A Kind of Alaska” and the 1990 Robin Williams film “Awakenings,” both based on neurologist Oliver Sacks’ work with catatonic patients.

April 13 – “From People to Pixels: Mapping Global Population Patterns with the WorldPop Project,” by Andrea Gaughan and Forrest Stevens, geography and geosciences professors. They will talk about their work to generate human population maps that are easily accessible so international and government agencies can use them for work such as hazards risk managements, disease control and economic and environmental planning and intervention.

Reservations are required for each Meet the Professor, with $15 payment by check. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva at 852-2247 or via email no later than the Monday before each event.