17-Year-Old Earns Doctorate as Mom Gets Her Bachelor’s Degree

17-year-old earns doctorate as mom gets her bachelor’s degree

Alena McQuarter and her mother, Daphne, walked across the same graduation stage at Columbia Southern University on October 23. The 17-year-old received a Doctor of Education degree while her mother earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the commencement held at the Foley Event Center in Foley, Alabama. The feat is not surprising to many,...

Heartwarming moment as 17-year-old earns doctorate alongside mum graduating with bachelor’s degree

At 17, Alena McQuarter earned a doctorate alongside her mother, after a NASA internship at 12, medical school acceptance at 13 and defied her teacher’s doubt.