Off to university you go: Yeoh, fresh from her Oscar win, will be speaking at the Law Schools Class Day celebrations on May 24. — AP
PETALING JAYA: Fresh from her recent win at the Oscars, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh will add another feather to her cap by serving as the Harvard Law School’s 2023 Class Day speaker.
The Law School’s Class Day festivities are set to take place on May 24, a day before the commencement, to celebrate the graduating class.
Yeoh will give her keynote address on the day, and students have been informed via email about the news, Harvard’s Crimson reported.
In a statement, Yeoh said the invitation to speak was meaningful as her father was a lawyer.
“It is a tremendous honour to speak at Harvard Law School’s 2023 Class Day,” said the best actress for the superhero comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The school said they were thrilled to welcome Yeoh to celebrate its commencement and that her presence on campus would help to mark an important milestone.
“As an acclaimed actress and advocate for so many important causes, she will undoubtedly inspire us, the Class of 2023, as we prepare to make a difference in our world and in people’s lives,” it said.
Yeoh started her acting career in Hong Kong, starring in numerous action and martial arts films.
She went on to star in Hollywood movies in leading roles, which included Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The Ipoh native is the first Asian actress to win an Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards last month.
Her other notable work includes serving as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations since 2016, championing an end to poverty and promoting environmental sustainability.
She is also the vice-president of the board for the Suu Foundation, which strives to improve the lives of people in Myanmar.
Emmy Award-winning neurosurgeon Dr Sanjay Gupta will also be a class speaker for the Medical School’s Class Day on May 25, after the graduation ceremony.
Dr Gupta has won several Emmy Awards for hosting the Sanjay Gupta MD show and reporting for Charity Hospital in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, as well as the first surgical operation on the battlefield during the 2003 United States-led invasion of Iraq.
“As it has been 30 years since my own medical school graduation, I will humbly offer some of the lessons I have learnt over that time,” Gupta said in a press release.
