CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article of the kinds that appear in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern any issue in public affairs, broadly defined, domestic or international. This site offers useful advice on how to write an op-ed: https://www.theopedproject.org/resources
Eligibility
The competition is open to Claremont McKenna College students and 5C undergraduates currently taking courses at CMC.
Length
Op-eds should be no longer than 750 words.
Awards:
- First Prize – $300
- Second Prize – $ 200
- Third Prize – $ 100
- Honorable Mentions – $50
Submission and deadline
Students should submit entries by email as attached pdfs or Word files (please, no Google docs) to Professor Pitney (jpitney@cmc.edu) by Friday, December 13. Announcement of awards will take place during the spring semester.
About the Dreier Roundtable
The Dreier Roundtable (DRt) at Claremont McKenna College is an innovative, multidisciplinary public policy program to attract, educate, and promote future leaders in public policy. David Dreier `75 is a CMC trustee. He represented the Claremont area in the US House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013 and chaired the House Rules Committee.