75-Year-Old Woman, Enrolled Alongside Her Granddaughter, Graduates College After 46 Years

After graduating from college at the age of 75, Peggy E. Moore has learned one major lesson: “Don’t give up.” When the Philadelphia native earned her degree from Temple University in May, the moment was made all the more special since her granddaughter was enrolled at the school at the same time.

75-Year-Old Woman, Enrolled Alongside Her Granddaughter, Graduates College After 46 Years. After graduating from college at the age of 75, Peggy E. Moore has learned one major lesson: “Don’t give up.” When the Philadelphia native earned her degree from Temple University in May, the moment was made all the more special since her granddaughter was enrolled at the school at the same time. Moore’s graduation was several decades in the making. “When I crossed that stage, the first thing came to my mind: ‘I’ve made it. I’m finally here and really proud of myself, achieving what I set out to do years ago,” she told Hoda Kotb during a May 29 segment on TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle. Moore, currently an administrative specialist, started at the college 46 years ago as a student. She stepped away from school to care for her two young sons but later...