The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

2008 WINNERS

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity is pleased to congratulate The Elie Wiesel Prize In Ethics Essay Contest 2008 Winners.

Please note that all essays are the property of The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and may not be published elsewhere without written permission from the Foundation. All views and opinions expressed in the winning essays are those of the individual writers. The Foundation does not necessarily share these views.

To view previous year's winners, click here.

First Prize, $5000:
Mae Gibson
God in Our Ethics
University of Wisconsin-Superior

Second Prize, $2500:
Heather Heldman
Independence
Yale University

Third Prize, $1500:
Nikolas Nadeau
The Ethics of Reclaiming
St. John's University (MN)

Honorable Mentions, $500 prize:
Elaine Lai
Colorblind America and the Death of Affirmative Action
Wesleyan University

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Jessica Richman
Truth and Reconciliation
Stanford University