Don Rothman Endowed Award in First Year Writing

Don Rothman, a leading voice for writers and writing during a distinguished 39-year career at UC Santa Cruz, founded the Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing. The award honors the achievements of one or more first-year students in the genre of nonfiction, academic, analytic writing, and recognizes excellence in writing pedagogy. (Photo: Scott Rappaport)

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FIRST PLACE

• DANIELLE GARCIA

  “The Ongoing Fight for Equity”

  Instructor: Ellen Newberry
  
  

• TRACY ROCHA

  “Gateway Into the Mainstream: Transgender Representations in American Visual Media”
  

  Instructor: Brenda Sanfilippo
  
  

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SECOND PLACE

• SOPHIE GILLILAND

  “Sámi Generational Knowledge and Culture in the Face of Climate Change”

  Instructor: Phil Longo
  
  

• KIRA WATES-WILLIAMS

  “Why the United States Should Change its Immigration Policy: How Immigration Policy Change Led to MS 13”

  Instructor: Erica Halk