Kicker: Never too old to learn

MARY REICHARD, HOST: This week Marie Fowler walked across the stage at Howard University to receive her doctorate in divinity.

Fowler told WJLA-TV:

MARIE FOWLER: It was never my thought that I would go beyond maybe one semester because after all, I started school when I had been out of school since 1959!

You heard right. Fowler left school 65 years ago, then came back in the last 8 years to earn her bachelors and masters and now doctorate at the age of 83.

She was partly motivated by the legacy of her parents.

FOWLER: My mom and dad were born in an era when it was illegal for them to learn to read and write.

So now, Fowler holds the honor of being the oldest graduate of Howard University. She says God called her to this, and she has a message:

FOWLER: It is never too late. I want everyone to realize that.

LINDSAY MAST, HOST: Like the book of Job– “So with old age is wisdom, and with length of days understanding.” Goals!

REICHARD: Indeed!

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