The Annual Zuckerman Forum
Debate & Scholarship Competition

"I think debating in high school and college is a most valuable training whether for politics, the law, business, or for service on community committees such as the PTA and the League of Women Voters. A good debater must not only study material in support of his own case, but he must also, of course, thoroughly analyze the expected arguments of his opponent.... The give and take of debating, the testing of ideas, is essential to democracy. I wish we had a good deal more debating in our institutions than we do now." (Freedom and Union, 7)

-- President John F. Kennedy

Each year the Zuckerman Forum awards $135,000 in scholarships to NYU undergraduate students. To read the Washington Square News article about the first final debate, please click here.

2008 Zuckerman Forum Debate & Scholarship Award Winners

Quarter-finalists: $5,000 Scholarships
Scott Kaufman & Herman Singh (CAS/Stern)
Aaron A. Kinnari & Hope Reichbach (Stern/CAS)
Michelle Lee & Douglas Weltman (CAS/CAS)
Grant McDonald & Neal S. Patel (TSOA/CAS)

Semi-finalists: $10,000 Scholarships
Michelle Pomeroy & W. Hampton Williams (CAS/Steinhardt)
Sarah Thambidurai & Elizabeth Zahler (CAS/CAS)

Finalists: $12,500 Scholarships
Cedric L. Allen & Cera Fiore (Stern/Steinhardt)

Champions: $15,000 Scholarships
Rachel Fried & Eric Min (CAS/CAS)

Congratulations to all of the participants of the Zuckerman Forum on their excellent performance in the Preliminary Debates on February 22nd, 2008

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