Looking to learn something new in retirement? Find an age-friendly university

Looking to learn something new in retirement? Find an age-friendly university

Quick summary:

1. The idea behind age-friendly universities and its global network sprang up at Dublin City University (DCU) in 2012, part of Ireland's effort to follow the World Health Organization's age-friendly countries initiative.

2. In their recent New Map of Life paper, Stanford University professors Ilana Horwitz and Mitchell Stevens recommended colleges and universities develop application pathways and scholarship funding specifically for adult learners, relax requirements for on-campus housing or full-time enrollment for undergraduates over the age of 25, and provide community-building and academic-support services specifically for adult learners.

3. It takes a while to embed age-friendly practices in university, O'Kelly told me

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