Not too many people get really, really excited about college trivia like we do. But those who do certainly fared well in our college trivia contest in which we promised one month's worth of free groceries to the person who fed us the tastiest morsel of college trivia. And the winner is:
Grand Prize
Tim Templeton doesn't even work in education; maybe he should. He sure does know an awful lot about his alma mater, Cornell University. And Tim edged out the competition in our contest with his submission, "The Brain of Edward Rulloff." Rulloff was a 19th century criminal dubbed the "learned murder" who had a dual personality. A self-taught doctor and lawyer who spoke 28 (no, that's not a typo) languages, Rulloff was also a thief and a vicious murderer whose victims reportedly included several members of his own family. Today, Rulloff's unusually large brain, one of the largest ever recorded, is preserved in the psychology department of Cornell University. Now, that's some good trivia.
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Share your tastiest tidbit of college trivia for a chance to win free groceries for a month!
What's this contest all about?
It's about reminding high school kids that great experiences happen at every college, including at some in Delaware. It's about celebrating what the US News college rankings don't consider, like the math majors who created a remote control that changed the scoreboard at the Rose Bowl, the mascots who wear kilts and play bagpipes as they lead the football team onto the field, and the alumnus of the tiny liberal arts college who went on to create the Simpsons. It's about having a little fun, college(wise) style.
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For the last four years, we've spent some portion of our summers volunteering at College Summit, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping under-resourced students get into college. And nobody here has spent more time and energy helping College Summit kids than Jennifer. So we were exchanging some group high-fives when College Summit was featured in a PBS special on social entrepreneurship and Jennifer's interview was included. You can find the article, watch the video, and even sign up to volunteer with College Summit here. 
