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“Born in Colombia and raised in New York City, Mendoza joined Harvard as a custodial supervisor [janitorial department] in 2018. Soon after, he enrolled at Harvard Extension School to pick up where prior college studies left off…

Being a full-time employee and part-time student at Harvard offered Mendoza “insider knowledge” in his classes, he said…

The only downside to being an employee who also takes classes is that you might not fully register the joy of being a Harvard student, Mendoza said. In fact, he briefly considered skipping Commencement because it’s typically just another day on the job.

He’s also worked hard to serve as a role model to his kids. “I want them to be able to say, ‘My dad finished while we were here,’” he said. “’He did it with kids and a family.”’

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Ultra-distance Canadian runner wins race despite stopping to nurse newborn (www.ctvnews.ca)

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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ (www.theguardian.com)

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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced (www.404media.co)

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WA consumers will gain ‘right to repair’ cellphones, other electronics (www.seattletimes.com)

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Texas Senate Passes Landmark Right to Repair Law (drooid.social)

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Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 100 years old is now cancer-free at 101 (www.nbcchicago.com)

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In many countries, people breathe the cleanest air in centuries. What can the rest of the world learn from this? (ourworldindata.org)

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Europe will have 100 climate neutral and smart cities by 2030 (alpha.leofinance.io)

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New startup will obtain millions of liters of drinking water by processing vegetables (alpha.leofinance.io)

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Right to Repair movement having its most productive year ever in U.S. states (pirg.org)

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Colorado kayaker rescues dog trapped by waterfalls in Mexico (coloradosun.com)

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