I got my doctorate at 75, which shows it's never too late to pursue your dream
A 75-year-old individual earned their Ph.D., highlighting the growing trend of older adults returning to higher education.
A recent report by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning revealed more than 41 million American adults intend to go back to school or into a training program within the next two years. Many of those people are older adults, and researchers call us the “new majority student."I'm one of those adults. This year, at 75, I got my Ph.D.Most headlines about older adults receiving degrees assume we're all chasing bigger paychecks or scrambling to keep up with new technology. Some are. But I…
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