We had reported several weeks ago when Yao retired that he was considering going back to college. Well, news came out today that Yao will be enrolling in classes at Shanghai Jiaotong University starting in October.

But due to Yao’s popularity and the disruption to other students it may cause, Yao won’t be actually returning to the the classroom. Instead under special arrangements, professors will go to his home or Yao will visit his professors’ homes for 1-on-1 lectures. Yao hasn’t picked a major yet.

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