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Glen Powell Returning to College at University of Texas at Austin
View Date:2024-12-23 11:30:51
There's a twist in Glen Powell's plans for a college degree.
The Twister actor shared he's headed back to the University of Texas at Austin and is now only a few units away from graduating. But don't expect to find him walking around campus all that much.
"I'm not going to be sitting in a class with other students on the regular," Glen told Indiewire in an interview published July 16. "I'm basically going to be coming back because I have to finish up, but I'm going to be shooting The Running Man in the fall. So I'm going to be in London, but I am going to be going back for proctored exams."
The 35-year-old explained he would be mostly doing "distance learning" and will Zoom in for some online classes. And luckily, The Running Man director Edgar Wright is very cool with him heading back to the Austin campus "two or three times a semester" for exams.
Glen joked, "Edgar has been very nice about letting me finish my degree in the middle of his massive movie."
The Hit Man star's desire to finally finish university follows his recent decision to move back to his hometown of Austin, which he's chosen to do because that's his "home base."
"I have nothing against Hollywood," he said. "I just realized, in terms of filling up the pieces of me that need to be refueled between projects and doing stuff like that, that's all Austin for me."
And that's why, as he told The Hollywood Reporter in May that he's gotten "to this point in Hollywood is that I can now leave Hollywood. It's like I've earned the ability to go back to my family."
As for his decision to go back to school, the Anyone But You actor—who told THR he was double majoring in Spanish and early American History—explained that part of it has to do with his mom, Cyndy Powell.
"I think it's really important to my mom and it's more of an emotional thing for me," he noted. "Plus, I'm so close, I can taste it."
While Glen will soon have his diploma, keep reading to see which stars have gotten honorary degrees.
The recording artists earned honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
The actress was awarded an honorary doctorate from Morehouse College in Atlanta.
The A-list actress returned to her alma mater, Denison University, to deliver the commencement speech and receive an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters.
The funny man was absolutely cheesing receiving his honorary degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Before she was in the White House for Scandal, the actress was in Washington D.C. attending George Washington University, where she'd later be given an honorary doctorate.
The Blue Jasmine actor donned a purple sash, receiving an honorary degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
The Devil Wears Prada but the actress prefers a cap and gown! The star has eight honorary degrees from schools including Princeton, Yale, and Harvard.
Not "Everybody Knows" this, but the singer has been received honorary degrees from Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania.
The NCIS: Los Angeles star looks humbled as he receives an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree at the Boston College 141st Commencement in Boston, Massachusetts.
The actor proves once again that he's absolutely Unstoppable, receiving an honorary degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
In a magical moment, the Harry Potter author was given an honorary degree from Hogwarts Harvard.
Everyone's favorite science guy has six honorary doctorate degrees...but actually never went past earning his Bachelor's at Cornell University.
The former First Lady has received a number of honorary degrees from schools like George Washington University and Bowie State University.
The singer-songwriter didn't need to go to school to be on "The A Team," accepting an honorary degree from University Campus Suffolk.
This True Blood vampire didn't have to suck up to any professors to get his arts degree from Leeds Metropolitan University.
Cal State Channel Islands recognized the entrepreneur and supermodel with an honorary degree!
The rapper and actor received an honorary degree from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
Mazel Tov! The iconic actress and singer was honored with a doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The entertainment icon gets teary-eyed over what has to be one of her all-time favorite things: a degree from Harvard University.
We think the Hamilton composer must be feeling pretty "Satisfied" with his honorary degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kylie has a nice ring to it, don't you think? The popstar and actress was given an honorary doctorate from Anglia Ruskin University.
The Bee Gees brothers are doing more than just "Stayin' Alive" — they're getting degrees from the University of Manchester!
The former POTUS has received honorary degrees from institutions including Notre Dame, Wesleyan, and Howard University.
If the singer dreamed a dream of earning a degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, then it looks like it came true!
The College Dropout rapper finally made good on his plans to get a degree, given an honorary degree from the Art Institute of Chicago.
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