NYU presents graduates of 2022 with Jillian Robredo and Taylor Swift.
Jillian Robredo, youngest daughter and 'favorite of mom (VP Leni) and dad (Jesse)'graduated from New York University (NYU) with American pop star Taylor Swift.
Just days after she failed her bid in the Presidential race, VP Leni still has a lot to celebrate for. Her youngest daughter Jillian, 22, graduated from the New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Economics and Mathematics.
Of course the proud mother did not miss the chance to share this milestone with her supporters and took to Facebook her “proud mom” post.
“NY Baccalaureate today. Jillian wearing what matters most—a pendant containing her Papa’s ashes, her graduation stole with the colors of the Philippine flag and her rosas pin,” Robredo wrote in a Facebook post.
Together with her two other daughters, Aika and Tricia, the family of 4 flew to New York for Jillian’s ceremonies. First, for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences at the storied Radio City Music Hall; the second, the university graduation, at Yankee Stadium.
“The graduation is Jillian’s triumph over a lot of difficulties she had to go through. She hadn’t planned on going to New York to study, but then she got into NYU,” her mother said in an exclusive interview with Summit Media.“The first difficulty she had to hurdle was that we couldn’t afford an NYU education. Jillian had to look for scholarships just so she could go.”
Along with Robredo, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Taylor Swift also received a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa delivering the commencement speech with a timely joke.
"The main reason I'm here is because I have a song called '22,'" she joked as she thanked the university, praised the graduates and expressed gratitude for her parents.
Swift congratulated the graduates for getting through under unusual circumstances, “essentially locked into your dorms or having to do classes over Zoom.
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