Where Kamala Harris Studied Economics
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In 2019, a few hours after she announced she was running for president on ABC's Good Morning America, Sen. Kamala Harris held her first campaign event at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington, D.C. She began by explaining why she was holding the event at the school. "It is because Howard University is one of the most important aspects of my life," Harris said.
Harris was many things at Howard — an elected representative on a, what is especially notable is that she majored in economics — making her the first person on a presidential ticket since George H.W. Bush to have an economics degree. Harris, who double-majored in political science, was apparently passionate enough about economics that she even became president of a student club called the .
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