'The opportunity of a lifetime': Once-homeless UT student is back in class nearly 50 years later
A chance encounter changed David Carter’s life.
The 67-year-old who had spent most of his life battling homelessness and addiction was panhandling on his usual corner near the University of Texas campus last fall when a student struck up a conversation.
Carter decided to share an interesting tidbit — that he too was once a UT undergrad with dreams of being an artist and a writer.
“I approached it with skepticism,” said the student, Ryan Chandler. “I reached out to the university, and they said there was a guy named David Carter who was registered back in the ’70s. I realized he was serious about this, that he was telling the truth.”
Carter wasn’t someone who necessarily believed in second chances. But with Chandler’s help, he navigated the readmission process and in June once again began classes as a registered student, embarking on a new journey with hopes of attaining a degree that’s been nearly 50 years in the making.
Read more: https://www.austin360.com/entertainmentlife/20190712/the-opportunity-of-lifetime-once-homeless-ut-student-is-back-in-class-nearly-50-years-later
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Glad to hear he's getting the support he needs, as well. Wishing him every success with his studies... 