Politics: Gordon gets her degree (UPDATED)
Posted in Uncategorized with tags graduation, Jehan Gordon on August 19, 2008 by Billy DennisJehan Gordon earned her bachelor’s degree. The lack of a degree (campaign literature claimed she had one) was an issue during the primary election. Still, she was elected the Democratic Party nominee to replace Aaron Schock in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Gordon is 27, which is just a bit old* to get a degree. If you graduate high school at 18 and go right off to college, you’ll get one at age 22. I was 24 was I graduated from Eastern Illinois University. Of course, I attended ICC party time for a few years and got the majority of my drinking and carousing out of the way.
Of course, I didn’t go through the ceremony shy a few credits, either. I think I still have an unpaid campus parking rocket, though. So God knows that EIU has been telling people when they call to check my credentials.
*UPDATE: I was going to ask the commenters to re-read what I wrote, because I didn’t state that she was TOO old to get a degree. Just that she is a bit older than most folks who get one.
Then I re-read what I wrote and realized I screwed up.
No, Jehan is NOT too old to get a degree. I meant to write that at age 27, she’s older than one would be who goes the traditional route and graduates college four years after graduating high school.
Folks, I’ve gone back to college for extra education TWICE since I got my BA from EIU.
My apologies.
