Part of Soledad O'Brien's advice to fellow Harvard graduates was to not take advice - though with a caveat.
Text excerpted from https://alumnispotlight.com
Soledad O'Brien is one of the most trusted names in broadcasting and journalism. She first rose to prominence as an anchor for CNN's "American Morning" in 2003. O'Brien has contributed to shows on MSNBC, NBC, Fox, A&E, Nat Geo, and PBS NewsHour. She was also a special correspondent on Al Jazeera America's news program, “America Tonight,” and produced several documentaries on social issues for the network.
Since 2016, O'Brien has been the host for “Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien,” a nationally syndicated weekly talk show produced by Hearst Television. In addition, she serves as chairwoman of Starfish Media Group, a multiplatform media production company and distributor that she founded in 2013.
Following in the footsteps of her three older siblings, O'Brien entered Harvard University as a freshman in the fall of 1984... O'Brien left Harvard towards the end of her junior year. She wanted to start working as an associate producer and news writer at WBZ-TV, an NBC affiliate in Boston. However, years later, she returned to school. Despite being pregnant with her first child, she fulfilled the rest of her academic requirements at Harvard and in 2000 O'Brien received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature...
...in 2013, O'Brien delivered the Class Day speech before Harvard's 362nd Commencement. The acclaimed journalist implored the new graduates to ignore the advice of others.
"Not taking advice means you will break those boundaries — those walls that exist that make us feel like we are different from other people we meet," she said, drawing from her own vast experience as a breaker of boundaries since leaving Harvard. "Find greatness and seek out goodness in other people."
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