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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 14 > Boomers go back to school

Boomers go back to school

State following national trend as older adults seek ‘encore careers’

By Nikole Hannah-Jones / The Bulletin
October 14, 2008

PORTLAND — Not a week passes without Jan Abushakrah getting calls from students who want to come to Portland Community College to find themselves.

Not a surprise, considering that’s what college is for. But the people on the other end of the phone aren’t fresh-faced....

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