Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Academy honors Sir Salman Rushdie and Barry Prize Recipients
The Library of Congress
November 8, 2023 - Washington DC
November 8, 2023 - Washington DC
The American Academy of Sciences and Letters will award the Robert J. Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom to Sir Salman Rushdie on November 8 at its gala in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
At the gala, the Academy will also honor its ten 2023 recipients of the Barry Prize for outstanding achievement in scholarship.
On November 8, the Academy hosted a gala at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. to honor intellectual excellence and independence.
We awarded our Robert J. Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom to Sir Salman Rushdie and our 2023 Barry Prizes for outstanding achievement in scholarship to 10 scholars. Learn more.
