Unfortunately, this isn't an April Fool’s prank — Rutgers University in New Jersey paid Snooki (the star of MTV’s "The Jersey Shore") $2,000 more in speaking fees than they’re paying Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison, who is set to deliver a graduation address on May 15.
"We have more than 200 events on our campus during the course of the year, everything from scholarly presentations to entertainment," Rutgers spokesman Steve Manas said in a statement. "The students canvassed for who they wanted here and had the funds available."
Snooki, who spoke to a crowd of over 1,000 people on Thursday, was paid $32,000 by Rutgers University Programming Association — and some students are unhappy at how their tuition money was spent.
Readers, what do you think of the fact that Snooki, a reality TV star, was paid more than an acclaimed author by Rutgers?
[Reuters]
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