Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and widespread media coverage. Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed a songwriting contract with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a recording deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 and released her eponymous debut studio album in 2006.

Swift attended the 2022 all-school commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium and delivered a rousing speech for this year's graduates. Earlier this year, Swift was the subject of a half-semester course at NYU (taught by the author of this post) in the Clive Davis Institute of Recording Arts.

From the time her career took off at the age of 15, she didn't experience much by way of traditional schooling and commencement ceremonies. She also never went to college.

Causa doctorate in Fine Arts

Taylor Swift, the singer and songwriter, received a prestigious doctoral degree from New York University on Wednesday. She earned an honours causa doctorate in Fine Arts. Taylor delivered a commencement speech at Yankee Stadium's inaugural event