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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.”’