Gold Medals

Christopher Eisgruber to Receive 2025 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Christopher Eisgruber, President of Princeton University, as one of the 2025 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. President Eisgruber and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 111th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Alison Gopnik to Receive 2025 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Alison Gopnik, developmental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and philosopher of mind at UC Berkeley, as one of the 2025 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Professor Gopnik and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 111th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

Claudia Goldin to Receive 2025 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Claudia Goldin, Nobel Prize-winning labor economist at Harvard University, as one of the 2025 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Professor Goldin and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 111th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

David Remnick to Receive 2024 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce David Remnick, journalist, author, and Editor of The New Yorker, as one of the 2024 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Mr. Remnick and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 110th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Ken Burns to Receive 2024 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce documentarian and filmmaker Ken Burns as one of the 2024 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Mr. Burns and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 110th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Bryan Stevenson to Receive 2024 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, as one of the 2024 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Mr. Stevenson and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 110th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Jim & Marilyn Simons to Receive 2023 Gold Honor Medals

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce James H. Simons and Marilyn H. Simons, Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of the Simons Foundation, as two of the 2023 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Mr. & Mrs. Simons and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 109th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Jonathan Fanton to Receive 2023 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Jonathan F. Fanton, President Emeritus of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as one of the 2023 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Dr. Fanton and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 109th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci to Receive 2023 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, as one of the 2023 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Dr. Fauci and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 109th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Neil deGrasse Tyson to Receive 2022 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History, as one of the 2022 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Dr. Tyson and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 108th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

Jennifer J. Raab to Receive 2022 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Jennifer J. Raab, President of Hunter College of the City University of New York, as one of the 2022 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. President Raab and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 108th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

Dr. Philip J. Landrigan to Receive 2022 Gold Honor Medal

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce Dr. Philip J. Landrigan of Boston College and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as one of the 2022 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. Dr. Landrigan and the other Honorees will be celebrated at the 108th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

2021 Gold Medal Gala Honors Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Amartya Sen (video)

On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the National Institute held its 107th Annual Gold Medal Gala in person at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. National Institute President Fred Larsen awarded Gold Honor Medals to this year’s honorees, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Amartya Sen, for distinguished service to humanity.

2021 Gold Medal Honorees Announced

The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce the 2021 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. This year, we honor three accomplished scholars and public intellectuals: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Amartya Sen. These Honorees will be celebrated at the 107th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Thursday, December 2, 2021.

2020 Gold Medal Gala Honors Max Stier, Darren Walker, and Judy Woodruff

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the National Institute held its 106th Annual Gold Medal Gala online as a socially-distanced virtual event. National Institute President Fred Larsen presented Gold Honor Medals to this year’s honorees, Max Stier, Darren Walker, and Judy Woodruff, for distinguished service to humanity.