A 105-year-old woman who started at Stanford University in 1936 recently returned to campus after an 83-year absence to receive her graduate degree. She's been inspiring people ever since.
A 105-year-old woman who started at Stanford University in 1936 recently returned to campus after an 83-year absence to receive her graduate degree — and she's been inspiring people ever since. Virginia Hislop graduated from the Palo Alto, California, university a few weeks ago with a master's degree in education, Stanford's news website said. Daniel Schwartz, dean of Stanford's Graduate School of Education, shared the details with Fox News Digital in a telephone interview.
realized I have to worry about giving a graduation speech,' Schwartz told Fox News Digital about the experience. He said he would just 'introduce Virginia – or 'Ginger' – and that'll be enough to set the mood.' Hislop first enrolled at Stanford as an undergraduate student in 1936, according to Stanford's Graduate School of Education.
Hislop even helped establish a scholarship at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in 2017, the Washington institution said on its website. It is named the Virginia Hislop Emergency Fund. 'Waited a long time for this' During the recent graduation ceremony, Schwartz spoke of Hislop as a 'fierce advocate for equality' and said he was 'proud to confer the Master of Arts in education to our 105-year-old graduate.
Schwartz said Hislop's son-in-law was 'elated.' Even at age 105, Hislop was 'strong and sharp,' Schwartz said, as she walked across the graduation stage to receive her degree. 'If I had not seen the transcripts, I would have thought this was a hoax,' Schwartz said. 'She is moving around and talking like someone 25 years younger.' The moment was one that Hislop, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren likely won't soon forget.
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