A Texas man who has spent nearly four decades homeless has been readmitted to the University of Texas at Austin nearly 49 years after first enrolling at the school.
David Carter, 67, of Austin, Texas, left the school’s studio art program in 1975 after struggling for several years with mental health issues, including schizophrenia and substance abuse. He impaired his ability to draw after injuring his hand in an incident involving alcohol.
After dropping out of UT Austin, Carter spent the next couple of decades hitchhiking around the country, returning to Austin in 1995 to help his ailing parents. He spent much of this time homeless, until landing subsidized housing six years ago through the non-profitUT Austin student Ryan Chandler met Carter on “The Drag,” a thoroughfare near the campus, where Carter often panhandles to earn money to cover his housing costs.
Carter told NBC News that he tried to reenroll to UT Austin a few semesters ago, but ran into roadblocks because he didn't have regular access to a computer and couldn’t afford to pay the application fee. In a statement to NBC News, UT Austin College of Fine Arts Dean Doug Dempster praised Carter for his commitment to continuing his degree.
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