Older Students Learn for the Sake of Learning

According to an article in The New York Times, there are approximately “150,000 men and women nationally who participate each year at more than 119  Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. The institutes, affiliated mostly with colleges and universities, are among the best-known advanced adult educational programs in the country. Along with an array of other such programs fitting under the ‘lifelong learning’ umbrella, they tend to attract educated, passionate people who are seeking intellectual and social stimulation among peers who often become new friends.” Click this link to read the full article written by Harriet Edleson.