She’s now a graduate.
April 26, Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi celebrated receiving her degree from Harvard by sharing a picture of herself in her cap and gown on Instagram, writing, “Yara (noun): a Harvard graduate. #ITSOFFICIAL #CLASSOF2022.”
SeveralStars acknowledged Yara’s massive milestone in the comment section of her post, including her Grown-ish costar Diggy SimmonsOne of the authors was a man named “Let’s getoooo !!!”.”
LaLa Anthony also commented, “Amazing!! Congrats!!! We are so proud of you!” Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Eva Marcille wrote, “Congratulations Queen!!!! It’s like being related. Your example makes us proud.”
Yara, 22, was accepted into Harvard in 2017 but took a gap year before beginning her studies in the school’s Social Studies & African American departments, with a concentration on “Black political thought under a neocolonial landscape,” according to Vogue. For her graduation requirements, actress wrote a 136 page thesis paper entitled “I Am a Man”: The Emancipation of Humanness Against Western Hegemony through the Lens of Sylvia Wynter.