Readings Available for 2008 Jefferson Scholars Selection Weekend
Accessible via Jefferson Scholars Foundation website; hard copies sent to finalists
March 7, 2008 | Finalists in the 2008 Jefferson Scholars competition may access the reading materials needed to prepare for the essay and seminar portions of Jefferson Scholars Selection Weekend. There is a separate compilation of readings for each seminar.
Readings available here are in Adobe PDF format. Also, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation will send these materials to finalists on March 7.
Seminar I:
"Obligations to the Distant Needy: Three Perspectives"
 Download PDF (16.1 MB)
Seminar II:
"Henry Ford, the Model T, and the Rise of American Consumer Culture "
Download PDF (10.2 MB)
No outside research nor additional reading is required to prepare for the essay or to participate in the seminars. Finalists will be allowed to take the readings into the exam room for the essay assignment, but no other materials will be accepted. |
