The Clarkson Brand | Clarkson University

Resources for Parents and Families | Clarkson University

Academics & Research | Clarkson University

Honors Program | Clarkson University

Apply — Start Your Application | Clarkson University

Career Development & Internships | Clarkson University

Campus Visits, Tours and Events | Clarkson University

Student Life — Campus Life | Clarkson University

Admissions & Financial Aid | Clarkson University

Research | Clarkson University

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
The Clarkson Brand \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/about/clarkson-brand	1
Resources for Parents and Families \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/parents-families	1
Academics & Research \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/academics	1
Honors Program \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/academics/honors	1
Apply — Start Your Application \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/apply	1
Career Development & Internships \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/academics/internships	1
Campus Visits, Tours and Events \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/about/visit	1
Student Life — Campus Life \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/student-life	1
Admissions & Financial Aid \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/admissions-aid	1
Research \| Clarkson Universitywww.clarkson.edu/academics/research	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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