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Older Students' Struggles

By MARY ANDOM

Life is tough for older students. While more people age 55 to 79 are bypassing retirement and leisure to pursue advanced degrees, many barriers stand in the way of their college-level learning, says a report released this month by the American Council on Education.

Older adults are "beginning to articulate new postsecondary-education...

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