Max Bearak-Winner and Washington Post Nairobi Bureau Chief
2018 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism
Max Bearak, Washington Post Nairobi bureau chief, received the 2018 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for his reporting from sub-Saharan Africa. His stories from Congo, Niger and Zimbabwe chronicled a wide range of extreme events including ongoing, extensive reporting on the Ebola epidemic.
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A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection
Nicholas Epley, Ph.D.
John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavior Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
David Brooks
Staff writer for The Atlantic and the inaugural Senior Presidential Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs
May 21 2026
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