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Harvard University students and staff on Monday helped to celebrate the new U.S. citizenship of 23 staff members. While they came from all over the world — including El Salvador, Morocco, Brazil, Tibet, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guatemala — all of the staff members achieved their goal with the assistance of the Harvard Citizenship Program. Established in 2002, the program is a collaboration between the Harvard Bridge Program and the Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Harvard Kennedy School. Since its inception, the program has helped 153 Harvard staff members to attain their citizenship. Participants receive a wealth of support, encouragement, and training to pass the test administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Harvard students volunteer as IOP citizenship tutors, providing one-on-one training in civics subjects such as U.S. history, the structure of the American government, and current events, while the Bridge Program staff provides training in English as a second language...