Deseret News announced Arthur C. Brooks as the recipient of the inaugural Deseret News Civic Charity Award at an award gala in Salt Lake City this week.
Created in the celebratory 175th year of the Deseret News, the Deseret News Civic Charity Award honors those whose life and work demonstrate how faith informs citizenship, how strong families strengthen communities and how civility enables democratic discourse.
This year’s recipient is Arthur C. Brooks. He is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the weekly “How to Build a Life” column, and hosts the podcast “Office Hours.” Brooks has been a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author 15 times, including for “Build the Life You Want” with Oprah Winfrey.
“We are thrilled to recognize Arthur Brooks with the first Deseret News Civic Charity Award,” said Burke Olsen, publisher of the Deseret News. “As one of the world’s leading experts on the science of human happiness, Arthur has championed the great and small things people and societies can do to lead happier lives and bring greater well-being to others. But even more, Arthur has spent his career proving that deeply held beliefs and civil dialogue can go hand in hand. He shows how civic charity works in real life.”
Given annually, the Deseret News Civic Charity Award aligns with the aims of the Deseret News to convene meaningful conversations, help people make life’s decisions with confidence, amplify voices of faith and reason, and model disagreement without demeaning.
“When the Deseret News leadership team first began discussing the prospect of creating an award to commemorate 175 years of publishing, a clear theme emerged: civic charity,” said Jeff Simpson, president and chief executive officer of Deseret Management Corporation. “It’s a trait our nation needs now more than ever.”
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