November 1, 2024
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar ’84 has been awarded one of 10 Barry Prizes from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.
The prize comes in recognition of “intellectual excellence and courage,” according to an announcement from the Academy. The award was conferred by Academy President Donald W. Landry of Columbia University and Board Chair Sanjeev R. Kulkarni of Princeton University in a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23.