Perpetual student

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A perpetual student or career student is a college or university attendee who re-enrolls for several years more than is necessary to obtain a given degree, or who pursues multiple terminal degrees. Perpetual students might publish or work in several fields. They are often considered polymaths.[1]

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  1. ^ "How to Be a Perpetual Student | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ^ "King of university degrees is 70-year old Italian". INQUIRER.net. 2017-02-16.
  3. ^ "Alumni Spotlight - at 72, Robert W. McGee is just Getting Started". 6 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Bruce Berry". Yorkshire Post.
  5. ^ "Lollipop man studies 12th degree". BBC News. 2012-05-02.
  6. ^ "Lollipop Man Studies for His 12th Degree". 2012-05-03.
  7. ^ Tess McEnroe (19 January 2009). "Twenty-seven degrees and counting: Kalamazoo man enjoys the 'freedom' of intellectual pursuits". Kalamazoo Gazette. MLive.com. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  8. ^ El Nuevo Día year xxxx, vol14449 page 6- also at: https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/miltonvive-707559
  9. ^ Sam Dillon (2005-11-10). "For One Student, a College Career Becomes a Career". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  10. ^ "The Best College Advice from This Man Who's Been in School for FIFTY-FIVE Years". 14 September 2016.
  11. ^ Holcomb, Anne (January 19, 2009). "Twenty-seven degrees and counting: Kalamazoo man enjoys the 'freedom' of intellectual pursuits". mlive.
  12. ^ "Meet VN Parthiban - The 55-YO Chennai Professor Who Has 145 Academic Degrees To His Credit". IndiaTimes. September 7, 2016.

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