Northwestern announces Sarah Jessica Parker as 2026 commencement speaker
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker was introduced as Northwestern’s Class of 2026 commencement speaker, in line with a Tuesday University information launch. She will tackle the graduating class June 14 on the United Center in Chicago.
Parker is greatest identified for her position as Carrie Bradshaw within the tv collection “Sex and the City.” Throughout the franchise’s 27-year run, together with six seasons, two films and three spin-off seasons, she gained 4 Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Emmy Awards. Her position within the present “cemented her presence as a fashion and pop culture icon,” in line with the discharge.
Parker can be identified for titles such as the movies “Hocus Pocus” and “Hocus Pocus 2,” as properly as her work on tv and Broadway. An entrepreneur and producer, Parker launched his manufacturing firm, Pretty Matches Productions, in 2005 and based his personal literary imprint, SJP Lit, in 2023.
“I’m truly honored to have been invited to serve as this year’s commencement speaker,” Parker stated within the launch. “It’s a privilege to celebrate the graduating class whose years of hard work, dedication to their studies, commitment to one another, their community and the larger world deserve recognition.”
Parker may even obtain an honorary diploma of Doctor of Arts on the ceremony, in line with the discharge. She was additionally honored for her contributions to tv with the Golden Globe Foundation’s Carol Burnett Award in 2026.
The actress presently serves on the New York City Ballet Board of Directors as a vice chair. In 2009, she was chosen by the Obama administration to be a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
“Sarah Jessica Parker has been a strong supporter of the arts and humanities for many years, and I am thrilled she will be our commencement speaker,” interim University President Henry Bienen stated within the launch. “From starring in and producing film, television and theater productions to her successful business ventures, Sarah’s iconic and versatile career “Speaks to the interdisciplinary approach we value and champion at Northwestern.”
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