Nearly two decades after dropping out, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, 38, celebrated earning his degree.
Crowley was a commencement speaker at the ceremony and now has a degree in Community Engagement and Education.
Tahleel Mohieldin“It’s just a great honor but I’m glad it’s over,” Crowley said. “I would tell anyone it was definitely a challenge.”
The father of three told TMJ4’s Tahleel Mohieldin that it took a lot of sacrifices to accomplish the long-overdue goal, juggling his many hats: father, husband, politician, and student.
“One of the first articles that came out when I became the County Executive was the fact that I was the third County Executive not to have a college degree,” he recalled. “While it wasn’t necessarily a scathing thing, it put it in perspective that I need to be thinking about my own future.”
Crowley said though he’s got a great job, he doesn’t want to be limited.
“Whenever I decide to move away from politics or who’s to say I won’t lose an election, I don’t want this to be the only thing that I know,” he explained. “I don’t want me not having a college degree to be the glass ceiling over my head moving forward.”