Taylor Swift delivers NYU commencement speech

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"I would like to technically thank New York University for making me a doctor, at least in paper." - Taylor Swift

The singer addressed the class of 2022 on behalf of other honorary degree recipients, including lifelong disability rights advocate Judith Heumann, who received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.