Guest columnist Lucy Chang Evans: In January of 2020, I went back to school to earn a master's degree in business administration. I was 47 years old and had been out of school since 1995.
If you can remember the 1986 movie"Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield, you might be in my age group. In the movie, Dangerfield plays Thornton Mellon, a rich old man who talks his son out of dropping out of college by going back to school with him. Hilarity ensues. In January of 2020, I went back to school to earn a master's degree in business administration. I wondered if I would struggle like Thornton Mellon in my academic pursuits.
Of course, we all know the three-week shutdown turned into more than a year. All of us were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and many of us lost loved ones to the virus. Our relationships at home were strained. Our community started bickering over masks and vaccines, and we busied ourselves with jigsaw puzzles and sourdough bread.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service But more importantly, I met kindred learners from all over the world. My network has exploded, and my horizons have expanded. That big salary? That will have to wait. During the course of my MBA, I also learned how to add purpose to my work, and I decided to run for public office.
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