But it was remarkable because Sachs is a tried and true member of the American establishment, a widely acclaimed Ivy League professor and New York Times best-selling author, and not exactly a raving populist in his economic or political views.
Joining Sansom as judges this year are acclaimed writer and professor Marina Warner and Professor Ed Byrne, the vice-chancellor and president of Monash University.
Two former students of an acclaimed Boston University music professor have brought detailed accusations against him for sexual harassment, in a lawsuit claiming the university protected the professor despite evidence of his serial offenses.
Nathan Oliveira died an internationally acclaimed arist, a Professor Emeritus of Stanford University, and a Knight of Portugal.
Athens is also home to Freedom University, the nationally acclaimed initiative by university professors and writers to provide college-level courses to banned students.
Brooklyn College mourns the passing of renowned art professor and acclaimed New York artist Elizabeth Murray, 66, who died August 12, 2007, of complications of lung cancer, while on a leave of absence from the college, where she had taught studio classes in the prestigious Master of Fine Arts program since 2003.
Since then, she has published two further novels, both critically acclaimed, and is a tenured professor of fiction at New York University.
While the success of some of these films was variable, the 2001 London stage production of My Fair Lady and his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins was acclaimed by observers.
After a selection panel ranked candidates according to their "poetry," "acclaim" and "commitment," Professor Axelrod won handily on points.
The latest writer forced to deny that she is the creator of the critically acclaimed Neapolitan novels is Marcella Marmo, a professor of contemporary history at the University of Naples Federico II.
