Glen Powell Returning to College at University of Texas at Austin
Glen Powell Explains Why He’s Leaving Hollywood and Moving to Texas
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.”
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“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 actorâwho told THR he was double majoring in Spanish and early American Historyâexplained 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.
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Missy Elliott & Justin Timberlake
The recording artists earned honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
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Angela Bassett
The actress was awarded an honorary doctorate from Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Jennifer Garner
The A-list actress returned to her alma mater, Denison University, to deliver the commencement speech and receive an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters.
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Jimmy Kimmel
The funny man was absolutely cheesing receiving his honorary degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
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Kerry Washington
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.
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Alex Baldwin
The Blue Jasmine actor donned a purple sash, receiving an honorary degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
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Meryl Streep
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.
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John Legend
Not “Everybody Knows” this, but the singer has been received honorary degrees from Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Chris O’Donnell
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.Â
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Denzel Washington
The actor proves once again that he’s absolutely Unstoppable, receiving an honorary degree from the University of Pennsylvania.Â
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J.K. Rowling
In a magical moment, the Harry Potter author was given an honorary degree from Hogwarts Harvard.
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Bill Nye
Everyone’s favorite science guy has six honorary doctorate degrees…but actually never went past earning his Bachelor’s at Cornell University.
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Michelle Obama
The former First Lady has received a number of honorary degrees from schools like George Washington University and Bowie State University.
Ed Sheeran
The singer-songwriter didn’t need to go to school to be on “The A Team,” accepting an honorary degree from University Campus Suffolk.
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Alexander Skarsgard
This True Blood vampire didn’t have to suck up to any professors to get his arts degree from Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Kathy Ireland
Cal State Channel Islands recognized the entrepreneur and supermodel with an honorary degree!
Common
The rapper and actor received an honorary degree from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
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Barbra Streisand
Mazel Tov! The iconic actress and singer was honored with a doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Oprah Winfrey
The entertainment icon gets teary-eyed over what has to be one of her all-time favorite things: a degree from Harvard University.
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Lin Manuel Miranda
We think the Hamilton composer must be feeling pretty “Satisfied” with his honorary degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Kylie Minogue
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.
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Robin & Barry Gibb
The Bee Gees brothers are doing more than just “Stayin’ Alive” â they’re getting degrees from the University of Manchester!
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Barack Obama
The former POTUS has received honorary degrees from institutions including Notre Dame, Wesleyan, and Howard University.
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Susan Boyle
If the singer dreamed a dream of earning a degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, then it looks like it came true!
Kanye West
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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