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'Never Give Up on Your Dreams.' Down Syndrome No Barrier for This Liberal Studies Grad

By Lindsey Piercy

 

Overwhelming excitement with a tinge of apprehension will fill Rupp Arena as emotions will be riding high May 5 — one of the University of Kentucky's Commencement Days. One by one, thousands of graduates will walk across the stage with an outstretched hand to receive their coveted diploma.

Project Graduate Helps Mom Return to College, Earn Degree After 25 Years

By Lindsey PIercy

 

It was fall of 1994. In many ways, Sharon Mofield-Boswell was your typical college freshman. She was eager — eager to embark on a new chapter as a student at the University of Kentucky. But college came with its own set of challenges. On top of that, Mofield-Boswell ​had a unique set of responsibilities — as a single mom.

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