Thirsty for learning, seniors fill college programs
[17 November 2004 - Boston Globe] At Harvard University, a 63-year-old retiree -- trained in philosophy, but retired from real estate investing -- teaches a classroom of her peers about postmodernism. In Maine, legislators appropriate $150,000 to bolster courses for retirees at 15 ''lifelong learning institutes" from Portland to Presque Isle. And on the campus of Lasell College in Newton, a four-year-old retirement ''village" requires residents to complete 450 hours of study each year, attracting international attention and a waiting list of more than 100 senior citizens. ...