Twelve Tips For A Successful Retirement

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, 3.4 million babies were born in the United States in 1946, more than ever before, an increase of nearly 20 percent increase from the previous year. I was fortunate enough to be among those born that year--and who lived to celebrate their 65th birthday in 2011. In fact, I celebrated my milestone by dancing with over 500 students, faculty-staff members and community residents to raise funds for student scholarships at North Carolina Central University, where I was serving as chancellor. When I retired in 2012, I'd spent over four decades as a faculty member and administrator at a half-dozen colleges and universities around the country. Although I retired from full-time remunerative work and the accompanying stress, I have no plans to ever retire from my national advocacy on behalf of HBCUs and my efforts to strengthen this sector of the academy. Over the course of the past four years, I've met an increasing number of retirees who have yet to find an enjoyable and productive use of their manifold talents and unbridled energy. Some have been so negatively impacted by retirement that they're beginning to exhibit signs of depression, and medical issues are beginning to emerge. Some retirees return to the workforce for economic reasons and others for personal reasons. According to David Nathan of AARP, in 1985 only 10.8 percent of people over the age of 65 were in the workforce. As of last year, that number had nearly doubled to 18.9 percent...
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