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The Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research at UofL has revised its popular Self-Guided Tour of Louisville’s Civil Rights History brochure with new stops, a pull-out walking map of downtown Louisville sites, and QR codes that are readable with a smartphone and give access to even more historical information.

The University of Louisville Athletic Association approved a contract extension for men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino at its Oct. 30 meeting.

Mary Jo and Greg Donnelly of Lakeside Park, Ky., received the 2012 Parent of the Year Award on Oct. 20. Their daughter Tiffany, a first-year student at the Brandeis School of Law, nominated them.

UofL and the Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will take shoppers on a whirlwind tour of local shops and restaurants Friday, Nov. 30, on its second annual Holiday Cards “Buy Local” Shopping Tour. Shoppers are asked to register by Nov. 26.

Collegiate women from across the city will gather at the University of Louisville Nov. 10 to participate in a daylong workshop aimed at training and encouraging them to run for office — both on campus and beyond.

Bill Carner, longtime photo wrangler at the University of Louisville, has seen millions of photographs in his 34 years on the job. As a prelude to his December retirement, he will share his favorites in a special exhibit in Ekstrom Library.

Ecuadoran director-screenwriter Fernando Mieles will attend two movie screenings and answer questions about his work Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 as part of the University of Louisville’s “Reel-Ecuador” Latin American Film Festival.

Alexandra Millson knew she wanted to be a Teach For America corps member as a UofL freshman. Years later when the time came to apply for the national program, she did.

The University of Louisville has received nearly $600,000 in grant funding this year from the WHAS Crusade for Children. Crusade and UofL officials announced the gift Oct. 24.

The Department of Theatre Arts will perform William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado about Nothing” Nov. 14–18.