The White House announced Sunday that Malia Obama, President Obama and Michelle Obama’s elder daughter, will attend Harvard University.
She will take a gap year before beginning her studies and attend the university in the fall of 2017 as a member of the class of 2021, the office announced.
The White House didn’t specify what Malia Obama would be studying. She has expressed interest in working on TV productions. She spent a day in 2014 as a production assistant on Halle Berry’s series, “Extant” and last year interned with HBO’s series, “Girls.”
The Obamas have said they will stay in Washington a couple of years after the presidency so Sasha Obama can finish her time in high school.
Cue the affirmative action haters in three…two…one…
I’m curious - will she have secret service protection?
Excellent use of the Gap Year concept - there will be a night & day difference between stepping onto the Harvard campus in Fall of 2016 as the daughter of the current President vs doing it in the fall of 2017. If she went this coming fall, the attention & spotlight would be smothering.
Under law, they lose protection once they become adults and their father is out of office.
However, Bush signed an executive order extending coverage for the twins once he was out of office, and Bill did the same for Chelsea.
So its really up to the President…and given how Obama is about his daughters, I strongly suspect he will also extend their coverage.
also the legacy haters.