July 2, 1999
British Universities Struggle to Serve Non-Traditional Students
The government calls the issue a priority, but some say outdated policies hinder the efforts
Vanessa Channer was 19 when she first enrolled in British higher education. She found the program at the Royal Academy of Music to be too competitive and dropped out, eventually landing at a secretarial school.
Last year, at age 30, she decided to give higher education another try. She enrolled at Thames Valley University here to pursue
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