Word: braxton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Shannah V. Braxton '88, co-chairman of theBlack Students' Association, agreed. "Insufficientschooling for Blacks lies at the heart of theproblem," she said. "Black students are neglectedby counselors and teachers. They are notencouraged to develop their potential or to enrollin honors programs," Braxton said...
...Braxton said she believes that Harvard could domore to attract Black students. "We should informminorities that you don't have to be the son of arich, Anglo-Saxon corporate executive to go here,"Braxton said...
...away from campus," says Deborah Paine '89, who teaches arts and crafts in the Boys' and Girls' Club in South Boston. "It's so relaxing to be around kids. I enjoy it a lot more than I would working in a library." Another work-study student, Shannah V. Braxton '88, tutors in the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club, and earlier this year worked in a Mission Hill Service project through Phillips Brooks House as well. "It makes you realize that there is more to life in Boston than Harvard," says Braxton of her job. "It's a whole different world...
Both Paine and Braxton say that they thought that community service opportunities and their benefits should be made better known to Harvard students. "People don't know how to look into public service work," Braxton says. "I don't think it's made clear enough that you can do community service and work-study," Paine says. "It's hard if you think you will have to work as well as doing community service. People should be more aware...
...Braxton Gallup of Charlottesville, Virginia: "No, I don't follow it that closely." Click...