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Feel like you need to weigh in on the ongoing “whose university” debate? Prepare for that itch to be scratched. An annual scholarship has come to the Clog’s attention: the Lili Fabilli and Eric Hoffer Essay Prize. Think about it: you could win up to $3000 for answering “our university.”
The contest is simple: write 500 words or less on the topic “whose university.” No joke, that is the entire topic. So get your world-weary genius attitude working for you (a melancholic sigh here, an essay about American apathy there).
Why 500 words? According to Hoffer, “…wordiness is a sickness of American writing. Too many words dilute and blur ideas.”
In solidarity, then, we’ll end here. Submissions are due Monday, Dec. 1 to 229 Sproul Hall. More rules for the contest are available here.
Lili Fabilli and Eric Hoffer Essay Prize [UC Berkeley Financial Aid Office]
Image source: Martin Kingsley under Creative Commons
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Nov 4, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Good find Clog!
Who needs a scholarship though when UCOP just announced it’s $0 tuition program for EVERY student.
Check it out: http://ucop.cc/