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92-Year-Old Woman Earns 4th College Degree, Says She’s Returning for Another

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92-Year-Old Woman Earns 4th College Degree, Says She’s Returning for Another

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By Yesha Callahan via https://www.theroot.com

She may be 92 years old, but Annie Dillard had her pose ready for the standing ovation she received when she graduated Wednesday from Midlands Technical College in Columbia, S.C., and she’s not done learning.

Dillard, who received an associate degree, her fourth academic degree, plans to return to college to study early childhood education, and this is being done while she’s running her own beauty salon. Kinda makes you …

 

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