Merrimack College | Selective, Private College Massachusetts

Make A Gift Merrimack College | Donate To Merrimack, Giving

Study Abroad | Global Merrimack | Merrimack College

Career Resources | Career Development | O’Brien Center

Academics Merrimack | Majors, Minors, Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Merrimack College | Masters, Certificates

Admissions Merrimack College | Apply To Merrimack College

Merrimack College Staff Directory | Employee Directory, HR

Merrimack College Tuition, Fees | Graduate Tuition

Research | Merrimack College

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
Merrimack College \| Selective, Private College Massachusettswww.merrimack.edu/	2
Make A Gift Merrimack College \| Donate To Merrimack, Givingwww.merrimack.edu/giving/make-a-gift/	2
Study Abroad \| Global Merrimack \| Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/academics/study-abroad/	2
Career Resources \| Career Development \| O’Brien Centerwww.merrimack.edu/obrien-center/	2
Academics Merrimack \| Majors, Minors, Graduate Programswww.merrimack.edu/academics/	2
Graduate Programs Merrimack College \| Masters, Certificateswww.merrimack.edu/academics/graduate/	2
Admissions Merrimack College \| Apply To Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/admission/	2
Merrimack College Staff Directory \| Employee Directory, HRwww.merrimack.edu/staff/	2
Merrimack College Tuition, Fees \| Graduate Tuitionwww.merrimack.edu/bursar/graduate/	2
Research \| Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/research/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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