Outreach

Emily Turner, Case Western Reserve University – Ohio, $300 By Emily Turner In a world where religion is considered the norm, the principle of “separation of church and state” has …

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Olivia English-Saunders, Michigan State University – Virginia, $1,500 By Olivia English-Saunders I always tried to be religious. In Texas, I grew up watching my friends pull out their pink bibles inscribed …

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Ivy Nichols, Colorado State University – Colorado, $1,000 By Ivy Nichols A glance into the values of religious “Nones” reveals the potential of this growing demographic to build a more inclusive, …

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Ashkon Shirazi, Brown University – Florida, $2,500 By Ashkon Shirazi My parents raised us without religion; their country had seen too much of it. The secular shah was replaced with …

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Garrett Hartfelder, University of Southern California – California, $3,000 By Garrett Hartfelder I vividly remember one summer when I was very young, I was at a summer camp at a …

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Toby Shu, Georgetown University – Colorado, $2,000 By Toby Shu In March, I cast my first ballot in Colorado, voting in the 2024 presidential primary. And appearing on the ballot …

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Finn Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Washington, $3,500 By Finn Mosher From the beginning of our history, humanity’s greatest asset has been curiosity. It turned a species of forest-dwelling apes …

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