Graduate Programs Merrimack College | Masters, Certificates

Girard School of Business Merrimack | Business School, Majors

Undergraduate Admission Merrimack | Apply To Merrimack College

Admissions Merrimack College | Apply To Merrimack College

Merrimack College Financial Aid Office | Financial Assistance

Make A Gift Merrimack College | Donate To Merrimack, Giving

Faculty Resources | Merrimack College

Merrimack College | Selective, Private College Massachusetts

Alumni Merrimack College | Alumni Events, Support, Services

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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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December 2025

November 2025

Merrimack College

Title / URL	Issues
Graduate Programs Merrimack College \| Masters, Certificateswww.merrimack.edu/academics/graduate/	2
Girard School of Business Merrimack \| Business School, Majorswww.merrimack.edu/academics/business/	2
Undergraduate Admission Merrimack \| Apply To Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/admission/undergraduate/	2
Admissions Merrimack College \| Apply To Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/admission/	2
Merrimack College Financial Aid Office \| Financial Assistancewww.merrimack.edu/aid/	2
Make A Gift Merrimack College \| Donate To Merrimack, Givingwww.merrimack.edu/giving/make-a-gift/	2
Faculty Resources \| Merrimack Collegewww.merrimack.edu/faculty/	2
Merrimack College \| Selective, Private College Massachusettswww.merrimack.edu/	2
Alumni Merrimack College \| Alumni Events, Support, Serviceswww.merrimack.edu/alumni_friends/	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.merrimack.edu/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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