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Women's Technology Program graduates first class

06-04-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Alisha Schor, Emily Slutsky, and Kyung Jin Chang are among six seniors making history as the first members of MIT's Women's Technology Program to graduate from the Institute.

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