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...Harvard Divinity School saw an 11 percent increase in total applicants this year, prompted in large part by the weak economy and HDS’s increased efforts to reach prospective students, said Maritza S. Hernandez, associate dean of student services at the school...
...economy has played a role,” Hernandez said. “Usually during economic downturns, people sort of re-evaluate their lives. They take it as an opportunity to maybe follow their passion and do what they want, especially if they’ve been laid...
...We’re at a level where we can provide the type of education that the Divinity School wants to provide,” Hernandez said...
...only other significant increase in applications to HDS in recent times was in 2002, when Harvard reported a more than 11 percent jump in applicants following the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, said Hernandez...
Besides the economic downturn, Hernandez credited the spike in applicants to the school’s increased efforts to promote HDS and its programs to prospective students...