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Prizewinning essay shows how play can help us be good

Posted by SOSA Webteam on April 6, 2020 in News

SOSA student Jillian Murphy earns the 2020 Glovin Award

Jillian Murphy, who will be completing her degree this year with a major in Sociology and Social Anthropology, a minor in Business, and an undergraduate certificate in Disability Management, has won the 2020 Irving and Jeanne Glovin Award of $4000 for her essay entitled "Playful Ways of Learning Good Human Conduct". She wrote a first version for Dr. Martha Radice's fourth-year special topics class on Happiness, Play, and Celebration, and then revised and expanded it to enter the FASS essay competition. Congratulations, Jillian!