Rutgers University has paid $32,000 for Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to speak on campus. Her advice to students: “Study hard, but party harder.”
From the university’s website:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities.Talk that talk, Rutgers.
As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world.
Jersey Shore reality TV star lands $32,000 fee to speak at Rutgers (NewJerseyNewsRoom)
[$32,000: more than most new college grads will earn this year.]