Robert Coles (psychiatrist) - Wikipedia
WEBHis work has been recognized with numerous awards, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971, a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1973 for his series of books Children of Crisis, a MacArthur Award in 1981, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998, and the National Humanities Medal in 2001.
Robert Coles | National Endowment for the Humanities
WEBHe has won two Pulitzers, a MacArthur Fellowship, and in 2000, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Coles began in pediatrics, but eventually turned to child psychiatry. “I became interested not only in children’s bodily difficulties but in their response to them,” he says.
Robert Coles - Christianity and Literature
WEBHe has also won the Pulitzer Prize, awarded to him in 1973 for his five-volume Children of Crisis. In 1981, he was selected as a MacArthur Fellow. In 1998 President Clinton bestowed on him the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a civilian can receive from the United States Government.
Dr. Robert Coles: An American Odyssey - Columbia University …
WEBMay 21, 2019 · Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, a so-called “genius” MacArthur Foundation award, and a Medal of Freedom, the child psychiatrist, author, and defender of tender lives, has been called “a national treasure.”
Robert Coles | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · Robert Martin Coles (born 1929) was a social psychiatrist, social critic, and humanist whose work was centered on the daily lives of those Americans—the poor, minorities, the elderly, and especially children—who confront an often oppressive society with dignity and resilience.
Robert Coles (born October 12, 1929), American educator
WEBRobert COLES, American child psychiatrist. Pulitzer Prize for Vols; Award 1986. psychiatric staff Massachusetts General Hospital 1960-1962; American Psychiatric Association.
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles | Goodreads
WEBJan 1, 2001 · The Story Of Ruby Bridges is a children's picture book written by Robert Coles and illustrated by George Ford. It is a cursory biography about the childhood of Ruby Bridges and how she dealt with being the very first black girl going to school after segregation has been outlawed.
Children of Crisis - Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
WEBBy 1973, his five-volume series titled Children of Crisis had been awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Coles has led the nation in an examination of the moral, spiritual, and philosophical concerns of children through more than 60 books and 1,200 articles.
Robert Coles - MacArthur Foundation
WEBJan 1, 2005 · Awards. Fellows. Robert Coles. Child Psychiatrist Class of June 1981. Location. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Age. 52 at time of award. Area of Focus. Psychology and Cognitive Science. About Robert's Work. Robert Coles is a child psychiatrist who studies the way children grow up in a variety of social and cultural situations.
The Story of Ruby Bridges: Coles, Robert, Ford, George: …
WEBSep 1, 2010 · Robert Coles is professor emeritus at Harvard University and the author of numerous books, including his series Children of Crisis, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. He has also won a MacArthur Award, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a National Humanities Medal.
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