Mother daughter duo pursuing university dreams [Video]

For many students, post-secondary education is seen as an opportunity to gain independence from parents.

But for one University of Windsor student, it’s a chance to spend more time with her biggest cheerleader — her mom.

Isabella Higgison, a 19-year-old child psychology student, and her mother, Alicia, a 42-year-old Master’s of Education student, are both pursuing their academic dreams on the same campus.

“I never thought we’d be students at the same time,” said Isabella, speaking with CTV News just before the start of the Christmas break.

“It was definitely a different thing for me, realizing, like, ‘Oh, I’m doing all my classwork,’ and at the same time she’s telling me, ‘I have this paper that I’m doing.’”

Alicia graduated with a degree in political science nearly two decades ago. She decided to return to school in 2021 to pursue her Master’s in Education.

One year later, her daughter began her university journey.

While the pair didn’t plan to …