Eva Longoria is Harvard Universitys Artist of the Year
The beautiful and talented Eva Longoria has been named “Artist of the Year” by Harvard University. The award is the most prestigious honor from the…
Eva Longoria arrives for the Premiere Of Magnolia Pictures’ ‘Frontera’ – Arrivals at Landmark Theatre on August 21, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)
The beautiful and talented Eva Longoria has been named “Artist of the Year” by Harvard University.
The award is the most prestigious honor from the Harvard Foundation and will put Longoria in the ranks of Andy Garcia, Shakira, Salma Hayek, Queen Latifah, and Quincy Jones, Latino Post reported.
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“Our student committee praised her outstanding contributions to the performing arts and her much-admired humanitarian work through the Eva’s Heroes project, a charity founded by Longoria that helps developmentally disabled children, as well as her support of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,” S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, said in the Harvard Gazette.
Many other celebrities have been the lucky recipients of this award such as Sharon Stone, Will Smith, Matt Damon, Halle Berry, Jackie Chan, Denzel Washington, Wyclef Jean, and Herbie Hancock.
The reception ceremony will be held during the university’s Cultural Rhythms Festival on February 21st.
Eva Longoria attends the 60th Taormina Film Fest on June 17, 2014 in Taormina, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli/Getty Images)
Longoria has had an impressive career. She used her fame to propel her into philanthropic endeavors, opting to help those in help rather than spend her ample “Desperate Housewives” income on temporary, material possessions.
Aside from the Harvard honor, the actress was also named The Hollywood Reporter’s Philanthropist of the Year in 2009, and in 2011, she also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Variety’s “Power of Women” luncheon.
She is the founder of the Eva Longoria Foundation, “whose mission is to help Latinas build better futures for themselves through education and entrepreneurship.” Longoria’s philanthropic work extends to addressing teenage pregnancy, one of the major social issues worldwide.
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If that isn’t impressive enough, you’ll be delighted to learn that Longoria recently graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a master’s degree in Chicano studies and political science.
If more celebrities were like Longoria, the world might be a better place.
