Soledad O’Brien Class Day speaker
She may not be addressing the world on live television May 29, but Soledad O’Brien’s words will undoubtedly resound with the Class of 2013. O’Brien, a CNN special correspondent, will speak to graduating seniors on Senior Class Day, held in Tercentenary Theatre. “We get to hear from a lot of incredible individuals who come to speak at Harvard, but it’s rare to hear from someone who has achieved such success and who not only can relate to our lives as undergraduates, but specifically wants to share her story with us, the Class of 2013,” said First Marshal Nina Yancy ’13. An acclaimed journalist, O’Brien graduated from Harvard in 1988 and has since reported on breaking news from around the globe. In 2011, she won an Emmy for “Crisis in Haiti” in the category of Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story — Long Form. O’Brien was part of the coverage teams...