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Coping with Cancer through a Love of Learning

Filed Under: Career Path - Career Advancers, Category - Personal Development, Region - North America, Stories

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Coping with Cancer through a Love of Learning

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Harry Smith has seized every opportunity to learn—whether for personal growth or professional advancement—during his fifty-year career. Now, facing a life-changing cancer diagnosis, he turns to Coursera for joy, community, and a connection to the top-tier university experience he’s always dreamed of.

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