UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury
UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury
UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury
Helen Small began college for the first time in 1938. Seventy years later, she continued her degree at UTD. She graduated in 2010 with her master’s in psychological sciences. She was 90 years old at the time. Photo by Yash Musalgaonkar | Mercury Staff.

Faculty, students remember UTD’s oldest student who passed away earlier this month

May 19, 2017

Helen Small, one of UTD’s oldest students, passed away on May 4, 2017 at 97 years old. Small graduated from UTD in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and in 2010 with her master’s in clinical...

Helen Small began college for the first time in 1938. Seventy years later, she continued her degree at UTD. She graduated in 2010 with her master’s in psychological sciences. She was 90 years old at the time. Photo by Yash Musalgaonkar | Mercury Staff.

Head Start, Late Finish: Alumna oldest in UTD history

August 22, 2016

Helen Small’s experience at UTD was a decidedly unconventional one. At her graduation, former president David Daniel held his arm out and walked her across the stage to get her diploma. Her family —...

Golden years spent learning, volunteering

April 28, 2014

94-year-old alum receives bachelor’s at 87, master’s in psychological science at 90 UTD alum Helen Small had always dreamt of getting a college education. By 2010, she had walked across the stage twice...

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