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Older adults are heading to college for new opportunities

Older adults are heading to college in pursuit of new opportunities

Aired 05/22/2021

PBS News Hour

Older adults are heading to college for new opportunities

Clip: 5/22/2021 | 8m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

Older adults are heading to college in pursuit of new opportunities

The age wave of Americans 50 and older has been sweeping across college campuses for both personal and professional reasons. After a lifetime of work, these older adults are now catching-up on missed educational opportunities. NewsHour Weekend special correspondent, Mike Cerre reports from Berkeley, California.

Aired 05/22/2021

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