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Make A Gift Merrimack College | Donate To Merrimack, Giving

Academics Merrimack | Majors, Minors, Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Merrimack College | Masters, Certificates

Admissions Merrimack College | Apply To Merrimack College

Merrimack College | Selective, Private College Massachusetts

Research | Merrimack College

Merrimack College Tuition, Fees | Graduate Tuition

Combined Majors - Design Your Own Path | 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
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.merrimack.edu/	2
	Information for Parents on College Admissions and Ranking \| Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/parents-and-families/	2
	Make A Gift Merrimack College \| Donate To Merrimack, Givingwww.merrimack.edu/giving/make-a-gift/	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 \| Selective, Private College Massachusettswww.merrimack.edu/	2
	Research \| Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/research/	2
	Merrimack College Tuition, Fees \| Graduate Tuitionwww.merrimack.edu/bursar/graduate/	2
	Combined Majors - Design Your Own Path \| Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/academics/combined-majors/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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