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Office Hours: A Podcast
2.01.Office Hours A Podcast. Going to an HBCU [Or the Real Life "A Different World"]
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Season 2 of Office Hours is back! Dr. C is spending time with students from schools across the country to learn more about campus politics, pathways to college, and the the things we don't talk about in class. Today, Howard University senior Allyson Carpenter drops by talk about the decision to attend a historical black college, gentrification in Washington, D.C., and how to run for office before you even graduate.
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