Maya Elsner named a Truman Scholar
Elsner, a Mount Holyoke College Frances Perkins Scholar, has been named one of 62 Truman Scholars nationally.
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Elsner, a Mount Holyoke College Frances Perkins Scholar, has been named one of 62 Truman Scholars nationally.
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