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Rutgers University paid Jersey Shore’s “Snooki” more money than Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison to make an appearance at the school.

While Snooki received $32,000 on Thursday to speak to students, Morrison was paid $30,000 to deliver the school’s commencement address in May.

Though Morrison was booked by university officials, Snooki was invited by a student-run committee, using the money from mandatory activity fees undergraduates must pay with their tuition.

Asked to give advice to Rutgers students, Snooki said, “Study hard, but party harder.”

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