FilmMagicĪs an undergrad at the revered institution, the actress balanced dual academic tracks across both the Social Studies and African American Studies departments, according to Vogue. Shahidi began at Harvard in 2017 in the same class as Malia Obama, but took a gap year that pushed her to the class of 2022. Shahidi began as a freshman at Harvard in 2017 in the same class as Malia Obama -though the former president’s eldest daughter graduated in 2021 while Shahidi took a gap year that pushed her into the class of 2022. “Yara (noun): a Harvard graduate 👩🏾🎓 #ITSOFFICIAL #CLASSOF2022,” wrote the 22-year-old actress in the caption accompanying two photos of herself clad in graduation regalia.īeneath the traditional cap-and-gown ensemble, Shahidi donned a two-piece Dior suit in Harvard’s signature crimson red hue, reported Vogue.
Yara Shahidi of “Black-ish” and “Grown-ish” fame graduated from Harvard University on Friday, and posted about the achievement on her Instagram.
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