75-Year-Old Woman Graduates After 46 Years at Temple University, the Same College Her Granddaughters Attend

Peggy Moore, who worked at Temple for 44 years, was thrown a graduation party by her two granddaughters

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  • Peggy Moore graduated from Temple University 46 years after starting her degree and working there for 44 years
  • She enrolled alongside her two granddaughters, who celebrated her achievement with a special graduation party
  • Peggy plans to pursue a graduate degree, saying she’s not slowing down anytime soon

Peggy Moore is finally a college graduate, nearly 46 years after first beginning her degree.

The 75-year-old woman, who first started at Temple University as a student in 1980, officially graduated this year with her degree. Peggy has also worked for Temple for the past 44 years and, for the last few years, has been enrolled at the college alongside two of her granddaughters.

“My title is administrative specialist, but around here in the provost’s office, they call me the chief problem solver because I get everything done,” Peggy told Today in an interview about her job at Temple…

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