Esther Kartiganer Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Women's and Gender Studies
To honor the distinguished career of Esther Kartiganer '59, a pioneer in broadcast journalism who became a senior executive producer at CBS News, the Women's and Gender Studies Program faculty established the Kartiganer Prize for outstanding undergraduate work in the field of journalism and women's and gender studies. The prize is awarded annually for either an outstanding journalism project (broadcast or print) focused on women or gender or an outstanding research project about women/gender in the field of journalism itself.
Award Recipent and Topic
2010-11:
Leah Finkelman
“Zach’s Story, A Lifetime of Little Things”
2009-10:
Justine Root
Jewish women in WWII forThe Justice
2007-08:
Shana D. Lebowitz
Four Feature Articles for The Justice
Neena Pathak
"Coercion and Conversion: The Organic Farming Movement in Maharashtra, India"