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Goldman Sachs Awards $1M for Hispanic Scholarships

"I want my former scholars to mentor my current scholars, and my current scholars to mentor my future scholars, to get them in the pipeline," Tucker said.

Carlos J. Ledezma, a first-year at Harvard Medical School and an HSF scholar, echoed Tucker's sentiment.

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"It's like a ladder-you always turn around to look at who's behind you so you can help them out," he said. "This is going to be a life-long thing, not a one-time shot."

Students welcomed the move to form campus chapters and encourage networking.

"It would be nice to have a list [of Scholars]," said Miguel A. Segovin, who is a third-year Divinity School Student and HSF Scholar. "Unless people tell you, you really don't know."

Erica L. Maclandon `03 cited Harvard's small Hispanic community as a potential disincentive for prospective students.

"There are so few Hispanic students here-you don't want to come to a school knowing that you'll be one of 200," she said.

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