<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- <?pcf-stylesheet path="/_resources/xsl/for-all-forever-news/news-post-campaign.xsl" title="CampaignHTML" extension="-campaign.html" alternate="yes" ?> --><item href="/arts-sciences/news/2025-womens-studies-essay-winner.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Ekta Dhotre on Writing, Inspiration, and Finding Her Voice</teaser-title><teaser-description>The 2025 winner of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Center for Women’s Studies high school essay contest is now a student at Seton Hall.</teaser-description><pubDate>01/22/2026</pubDate><title>From Honorable Mention to First Place: Ekta Dhotre on Writing, Inspiration and Finding Her Voice</title><description>The 2025 winner of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Center for Women’s Studies high school essay contest is now a student at Seton Hall.</description><author>Hannah Gray</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/ekta-dhotre-linkedin-320.jpg" alt="Ekta Dhotre"/></image><shortnames/><category>Arts and Culture,Education</category><department>Center for Womens Studies</department><relationships>Center for Womens Studies,College of Arts and Sciences</relationships><created-date>2026-01-21T17:41:37.596Z</created-date></item>