Washington state college serving largely minority student body scrambles after fire
A fire at a private, liberal arts college in Washington state has left school officials scrambling to ensure academics aren鈥檛 adversely affected and grateful that more wasn鈥檛 lost for the largely minority students who make up the school鈥檚 student body.
Heritage University serves a unique mission in central Washington鈥檚 Yakima Valley, an agricultural belt home to thousands of acres of wine grapes, tree fruit and row crops: Two-thirds of its 1,200 students are Hispanic or Native American and most are the first members of their families to attend college.
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