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class="node node-page node-published node-not-promoted node-not-sticky author-13 odd clearfix" id="node-page-467"> <!-- --> <span property="dc:title" content="Academic Success and Mentoring" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/academic-success.jpg" style="width:978px; height:486px" width="978" height="486" /></p> <p>Working in partnership with the New Haven Public Schools, Yale faculty, staff, and students are actively engaged in a variety of programming that complements the instruction students receive during the school day. The EVOLUTIONS program at the Peabody Museum offers high school students an afterschool enrichment opportunity that focuses on enhancing scientific literacy and college preparation. Splash at Yale brings local middle and high school students to Yale University for one day of unlimited learning with Yale graduate and undergraduate students. Participants take classes in a variety of both conventional and unconventional subjects and are empowered to find what they love to learn and discover new career opportunities.</p> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <nav class="links node-links clearfix"></nav> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-views block-programs-block-2 block-views-programs-block-2 even block-without-title" id="block-views-programs-block-2"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="view view-programs view-id-programs view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-b9c3eb1584c4c42a84b2731e964c5c46"> <div class="view-header"> <h3>Academic Success and Mentoring Programs </h3> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Academic Yale College Courses</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Qualified New Haven public high school juniors and seniors, who have been selected by their schools, can enroll in Yale academic courses tuition-free. This program provides an opportunity for high school students to experience a collegiate academic setting and earn credits that may then be transferred to the college of their choice following high school graduation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Bridges ESL</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Bridges ESL provides free English language lessons to individuals in the Yale and New Haven community who aspire to enhance their communication skills and bridge language gaps. Bridges ESL aims to support our students in developing confidence to navigate English interactions, equipping them with the tools needed to actively participate in their environment.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org/bridges-esl/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Campus Girl Scouts</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Campus Girl Scouts is a Yale student-led troop that empowers young Girl Scouts by combining traditional Girl Scout programming with opportunities for campus engagement. Bringing the national Girl Scouts movement to New Haven, it builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org/campus-girl-scouts/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Co-Op After School</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Dwight Hall at Yale, in partnership with Cooperative Arts & Humanitites High School, provides a free, innovative after-school program for more than 350 high school students in a supportive, nurturing, and safe environment. Co-Op After School leaders work closely with administrators, counselors, and school-day instructors to provide a wide range of offerings that meet the needs of New Haven high school students.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org/co-op-after-school" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Dwight Hall at Yale, Center for Public Service and Social Justice</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Dwight Hall at Yale, Center for Public Service and Social Justice, currently supports 74 student-led member groups and 3,748 volunteers who contribute 60,788 hours of service each year. Dwight Hall students have multiple opportunities for tutoring, mentoring, program coordination, leadership development, and advocacy.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project is a collaborative teaching program that sends law students into local public high schools to teach constitutional law. Participants in this student-run organization also have the opportunity to coach their students in a national moot-court competition, the first round of which is run by the Yale chapter in New Haven.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Matriculate</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Matriculate is an educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower low-income, high-achieving high school students to make the leap to our nation's top colleges. They do this by connecting low-income high-achieving high school students all around the country with college student advisors via remote/online platforms.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.matriculateyale.com/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">MECha (Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan) de Yale</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>MECha is a politically conscious student group that connects the greater New Haven community with resources. Conexiones serves as a "connection" between community members and resources. The Sueños Scholarship serves to empower the undocumented community in New Haven and make higher education more accessible.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org/mecha-movimiento-estudiantil-chicano-de-aztl-n-de-yale/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Migration Alliance at Yale</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The Migration Alliance at Yale (MAY), formerly known as the Yale Refugee Project, is a group of undergraduate students passionately devoted to aiding all migrants. Migration Alliance at Yale has helped provide access for children of refugees from IRIS to become familiar with American sports by inviting them to Payne Whitney Gym, the Education Group distributes snacks to local students at IRIS, and provides tutoring, and the Advocacy Group aims to assist local migrants with housing needs.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://migrationallianceatyale.mystrikingly.com/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">New Haven Promise</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Yale is a founding and primary sponsor of New Haven Promise, the only scholarship, support and career preparation program of its kind in the national Promise movement. Promise provides scholarships and paid internships for New Haven residents who are graduates of New Haven public schools and selected charter schools. Students who live in the city and meet certain achievement, attendance, community service, and disciplinary requirements are eligible for up to full tuition for in-state public colleges or a partial scholarship for in-state private colleges. The program has served 23,000 K-12 students since its inception.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://newhavenpromise.org" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">New Haven REACH</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>New Haven REACH is a Yale undergraduate organization that pairs New Haven high school juniors and seniors with Yale students who support and guide them through the college application process. One-on-one mentorship involves essay editing, school list creation, and financial aid advice. REACH mentees also have access to organization-wide programming. REACH was founded by graduates of Wilbur Cross High School, and its purpose is to help New Haven youth access the higher education best suited to their dreams, potential, and ambitions.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://newhavenreach.com" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">New Haven Reads</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Since 2001, New Haven Reads has provided free one-on-one tutoring to over 7,000 New Haven children as well as educational family support and a book bank of more than 2.5 million books to empower aspiring readers to master the literacy skills needed to thrive in school and in life. Programs are hosted at three different locations in New Haven, two of which are Yale-donated spaces. Additionally, Yale sponsors up to 20 tutors every year to ensure that every aspiring reader can receive at least one hour of one-on-one instruction each week with support from a dedicated tutor.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://newhavenreads.org" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">New Haven Science Fair</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The annual New Haven Science Fair offers mentoring for students and support for teachers on investigative hands-on science-fair projects that promote scientific skills and research communication. Thousands of New Haven students participate in the program, utilizing more than 100 volunteers for mentoring and judging. Yale community members make up over 80 percent of the judges and mentors in the program.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://nhsciencefair.org" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">New Haven Urban Debate League</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The New Haven Urban Debate League believes in the transformative qualities of public speaking and discussion that are inherent to debate. UDL holds weekly after school coaching sessions at 14 New Haven middle and high schools, and hosts 3-4 tournaments per semester that allow these students the chance to practice and demonstrate what they've learned in the classroom. UDL also coordinates with other debate leagues to allow students to travel within Connecticut to attend tournaments outside of New Haven. UDL is committed to giving students a stage on which to present their ideas and be heard, and we believe that aim is in line with the Dwight Hall value of commitment to the greater community.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://www.ynhudl.com/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">PALS</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>PALS is a tutoring and mentoring program for New Haven area students. At PALS, Yale undergraduate mentors make learning fun through educational games and interactive activities that develop children’s content knowledge and skills. Tutors and children meet on Saturdays throughout the year.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org/pals/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Shafer Family Summer School Scholarships for Yale University Summer Session</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Shafer Scholars are New Haven high school juniors nominated by their high school guidance counselors to enroll in a five-week Yale Summer Session program in the summer between their junior and senior years. A scholarship from the Shafer family of New Haven provides full tuition for two courses, room and board, a book allowance, and a stipend for each student. Students take Yale College courses in the company of college students and are able to earn college credits. Shafer Scholars live on campus in one of Yale’s residential colleges for the duration of their program and have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular, recreational, and social programs with students from other high schools and colleges from across the country.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Squash Haven</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Squash Haven is a year-round enrichment program which uses the sport of squash, in combination with academic tutoring, literacy development, fitness education, community service, college access, and career development to empower and make a lasting difference in the lives of New Haven young people. This free program works intensively with students and families for as long as 14 years between the ages of 10 and 24.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://squashhaven.org" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">STEM Mentors</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>STEM Mentors is a graduate student organization that serves to prepare and encourage young students to pursue STEM in college and in their careers. STEM Mentors organizes college-essay-writing workshops and college Q&A sessions to help move students forward in the exciting world of STEM.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Urban Improvement Corps</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The UIC is a tutoring and mentoring program established in 1968 that aims to spark intellectual growth amongst youth. The program seeks to assist elementary, middle school, and high school students in achieving academic success, and to inspire inner-city students to succeed beyond the classroom and in the professional world.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://dwighthall.org/urban-improvement-corps/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-20 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale Black Men's Union Bouchet Mentoring Program</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The Bouchet Mentoring Program of the Yale Black Men's Union gives back to the New Haven community by fostering strong supportive relationships between Black men at Yale College and young men of color in the community. Volunteers mentor 8th graders at Conte West Hill School on a weekly basis and lead activities such as Life Lessons and the Real-World Career Series.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-21 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale Education Tutoring Initiative (YETI)</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The Yale Education Tutoring Initiative (YETI) is a free online tutoring program for New Haven public middle and high school students. Admitted students are matched with an undergraduate or graduate student tutor who helps support their work in one or several school subjects.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-22 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale Online</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Yale Online brings access to professors, programs and courses to a range of people around the world, including career changers, lifelong learners, educators, and high school and college students. From online courses to on-campus experiences, there is a broad range of learning opportunities available for degree and non-degree seekers. The courses are free and open to the public.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://online.yale.edu/" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-23 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale Peabody EVOlutions After School Program</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The Yale Peabody EVOLUTIONS Program (EVOking Learning & Understanding Through Investigations Of the Natural Sciences) engages high school students in informal learning and work opportunities throughout all four years of high school. Students spend at least one day per week after school learning about science, preparing for college, developing job skills, and making new friends. Participants spend hundreds of hours each year as exhibit developers, museum interpreters, research interns, and students. Through weekly classes, monthly events, and field trips, EVOLUTIONS is designed to increase science literacy, provide college preparation, develop career awareness, and promote transferable skill development. Each year, EVOLUTIONS students produce an exhibition that is installed in the museum and work as science interpreters through the SciCORPS youth employment program. A select group of EVOLUTIONS students are also offered paid internships in Yale science laboratories.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://evolutions.peabody.yale.edu" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-24 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale Reading Corps</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Through Yale Reading Corps, Yale undergraduate and graduate students serve as reading tutors and mentors at New Haven Reads. New Haven Reads, founded to “share the joy and power of reading,” increases the literacy skills of children to empower their academic success by providing individually tailored one-on-one after-school tutoring, educational family support, and a community book bank. The Yale Reading Corps also places Yale undergraduate and graduate students as teaching assistants in classrooms at the Wexler-Grant Community School and East Rock School in New Haven. Fully integrated into the educational environment, the Yale students support teachers’ activities by helping prepare class materials or working with individuals or small groups of students. In addition, the program supports the school’s literacy efforts by sponsoring two book fairs, allowing students to expand their home libraries.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-25 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale University Podcasts</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Yale University has a wide array of podcasts available from faculty, alumni, and distinguished visitors. These are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, all free of charge. You can download episodes one at a time or you can subscribe to the entire series. Topics include arts and humanities, science and engineering, health and medicine, and the environment, as well as other areas of interest.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://broadcast.yale.edu/yale-itunes" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-26 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale University President's Public Service Fellowship</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>Established in 1994, the President's Public Service Fellowship (PPSF) provides full funding for up to 35 Yale students to work full-time with public sector and nonprofit organizations in New Haven each summer. PPSF has created a legacy of current Yale students and recent graduates who have a sophisticated view of community development and remain active in community building in New Haven and other cities. To date, more than 950 Yale undergraduate, graduate, and professional-school students have contributed more than 400,000 hours of community service to local organizations serving New Haven residents through this program.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://ppsf.yale.edu" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-27 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale Young Global Scholars Program</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p><span data-sheets-root="1">Yale Young Global Scholars is one of the most globally diverse, two-week academic summer programs in the world. Serving 1,800 students from 150+ countries (and 50 U.S. states), YYGS invites high school students to discuss pressing topics in STEM, social sciences, humanities, or cross-disciplinary studies. YYGS offers a full tuition scholarship for selected students who self-identify as currently attending one of the New Haven Public Schools, as part of Yale University’s commitment to supporting these students on their path to and through college.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://globalscholars.yale.edu/tuition/scholarships" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-28 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">Yale YouTube Channel</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>The Yale University YouTube channel supplies a variety of videos to the viewing public. Covering anything from speeches and course lectures to videos made about happenings on campus, the Yale YouTube channel is a free way to experience all that Yale has to offer.</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"><a href="https://youtube.com/yale" target="_blank">Visit the program's website for more details.</a></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-29 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">YaY (Yale Youth) Math Tutoring</strong> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><p>YaY Math Tutoring seeks to improve the math proficiency of New Haven Public School students through biweekly math tutoring in partnership with New HYTEs (New Haven Youth Tennis and Education).</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-website-url"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-30 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <strong class="field-content">YEP! 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