86 -year -old veteran graduated from the EMORY business school

Atlanta – When Emory University students cross the scene during the graduation on Monday, an 86 -year -old army veteran will mark an important step.
Hurl Taylor will graduate next week with his fourth degree of the school and his ninth in the general classification.
What we know:
Taylor's latest diploma is a business mastery for veterans.
The learner for life said to university That he decided to graduate after attending the event of a veteran at school in 2023 and learning the new program.
What they say:
Taylor told Fox 5 that he had grown up in a poor community in Richmond, Virginia. Despite their situation, his family had a small library at home and favored his passion for learning.
“Education is very important because what it does is a key to other things. It is a key to success. Unless you have something like that, you are going to fail,” he said.
Hurl Taylor graduated from Emory next week. (Thanks to Hurl Taylor)
He said that as long as there is a diploma and a means for him to afford the program, he will do it.
Dig more deeply:
Monday, Taylor will walk with his colleagues graduated from the Goizueta Business School of Emory.
Apart from the classroom, he works as a semi-retired lawyer, taking pro bono affairs as a way to give back to the community.
The source: The information in this story was drawn from the interviews with Hurl Taylor and a report from Emory University.