UWG Grad Shows You're Never Too Old to Learn

You won't find many 88-year-olds attending college classes and living in a dorm, but to Peggy Saavedra, her tiny apartment at the University of New Orleans feels just right.

"I went from an 11-room house in Lake Terrace to here," she says. "I'd rather be here."

For as long as she can remember, "Miss Peggy," as she is known to everybody on the UNO campus, has loved going to school.

"I graduated from West Georgia College in 1941, and I've been going to college ever since," she says.

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