79-Year-old Coed Who Dropped Out in 1949 Finally Graduates

Shirley Burns dropped out of Iowa State to marry engineering student Vic Smith in 1949. They lived in married student housing until he graduated. Last year, they returned from Oregon to Iowa State (and to married student housing) so she could finish what she started. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

Dream a Little Dream

by HV Long I returned to college at the age of 28. I was ready to get my degree finally, eight years after having to leave school to care for my ailing grandmother. I attended part time at a local community college Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

Medical Doctor Gets Bachelor’s Degree After 50 Years

It took a 43-year career in medicine to get it, but David Lichtman, MD, chair of Orthopaedics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, finally received his bachelor’s degree last month Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

A Homer by Another Name: A Tale of the First Day of School for a Nontraditional Student

Do you remember your first day of school? I remember mine. Most of the other children had freshly scrubbed faces and cheery dispositions. Some were outgoing and precocious, asking everyone their names–that was me. Others were shy and just wanted to sit quietly. Then, there were those kids who just wailed hoping that their parents [...]

Was it Worth Getting a College Degree at 30?

In 1976, in my thirtieth year, I went to a university and the big question was, “Was it worth getting a college degree at 30?” Here I am, 32 years later at the grand old age of 62, having just finished the first year of a master’s degree in creative writing. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! [...]

You Are Never To Old To Go Back To School

by Kay Jones You may have been out of school for 10, 15, or more years and you feel that you will not do well because you have lost touch. What you should realize is that now is the perfect time to go back to school. Why, because you have a desire. In our teenage [...]

Can I Convince My Friend to go Back to College?

All I Could See was her Life in Squalor, a Baby on the Hip, and a Minimum Wage Paycheck Without a College Education

An Inspiration: Going To College if You’re 50 and Older

I know from experience that beginning a college education in your 50s or above is not only possible, but, an attainable goal. At the same time, it is a bit frightening.