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#  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Awarded Jefferson Medal 

 





April 24, 2026

 

 

AAAS professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was awarded the 2026 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership on April 13 in a ceremony in Charlottesville, VA. This annual award is the highest external honor bestowed by the University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello. Please see the [FAS Current](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/henry-louis-gates-jr-accepts-medal-named-thomas-jefferson) for more details.



 

 

 



 

 

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