Taylor Swift Honorary NYU degree and commencement speech

Taylor Swift received an honorary degree from NYU.

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She gave the Class of 2022 an aspirational commencement speech.

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She cited in her speech that it’s ok to make mistakes.

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The ‘Blanckspace’ singer said, “learn to live alongside cringe”

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“No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively,” she continued.

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Her speech was a healthy mix of advice and personal anecdotes, humor and references to her songs.

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Her boyfriend Joe Alwyn celebrated her receiving an honorary doctorate from NYU.

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