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85-Year-Old Earning Doctorate: “It’s Never Too Late!”

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85-Year-Old Earning Doctorate: “It’s Never Too Late!”
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05-14-2026, 09:00 AM
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05-14-2026, 12:47 PM
What a lovely story. I wonder what he got his doctorate in.
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University of the People—B.S. Health Science
TESU—BA Biology & something else, AS Mathematics

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MBA, UMass Global
MS Psychology, Walden University
BA in Linguistics, traditional route

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Eastern Gateway Community College (28); ASU (10);  New Mexico Junior College (8); Strayer (3); Purdue University Global (3); TESU (6); XAMK Finland (57 ECTS + 10 grad ECTS), University of the People (3 grad), Lamar (3 grad)

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Sophia (81), Study.com (27), Saylor (6 credits), Onlinedegree.com (12), CLEP (6)



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05-14-2026, 06:37 PM
An EdD in higher education leadership!
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05-17-2026, 06:48 PM
Oh. Maybe this will be me someday. Currently earning my MBA at 51. But I need a break once this last course is done.
Possible Next up: MS Analytics

MBA ‘26
BS Sociology 
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Wink  05-17-2026, 09:11 PM (This post was last modified: 05-18-2026, 03:22 AM by Jonathan Whatley. Edit Reason: removed duplicate post )
THIS WOULD BE ME IN 14 YEARS...!
Ongoing:

Ph.D. Philosophy
Focus on Systematic Philosophy, Great Books Literature.
University of South Africa, 
Expected Graduation 2029.

Completed:

MBA
MA Philosophy
(Dual Degree)
University of Mary,
North Dakota. 2025.

BA Economics & Psychology
Also Concentrated Business, Education Studies;
with Philosophy/History, minor Mathematics/Natural Sciences. 
USNY Regents College (now Excelsior University), 
New York. 1975, revalidated 1988.


Self-Development:
Associate Arts/Sciences-level studies. 
Philosophy, Government, Sociology, Computers. 
St. Petersburg College, Honors Program.
Florida. 2013-2019.

Paused:

D. Min.
Kairos University,
South Dakota, Admitted 2026.

MLS Public Administration.
Interdisciplinary Liberal and Political Science Studies.
Fort Hays State University,
Kansas. Admitted for entry 2026.

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