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'''Elizabeth Murray''' (born {{birth date |1980|9|23}}) is an American [[inspirational speaker]] who is notable for having been accepted by [[Harvard University]] despite being [[homeless]] in her high school years. She is a 2011 recipient of the [[Alex Awards]]. |
'''Elizabeth Murray''' (born {{birth date |1980|9|23}}) is an American [[inspirational speaker]] who is notable for having been accepted by [[Harvard University]] despite being [[homeless]] in her high school years. She is a 2011 recipient of the [[Alex Awards]]. |
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Alma mater | Humanities Preparatory Academy Harvard University State University of New York at Purchase |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, motivational speaker |
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Elizabeth Murray (born inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards.
September 23, 1980) is an AmericanEarly Life
She was born in the Bronx, New York, on September 23, 1980, to poor and drug-addicted parents, both of whom would later contract HIV. She became homeless just after she turned 15, when her mother died of AIDS in 1996, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. Despite her late high school start and lack of a stable home, Murray began attending the Humanities Preparatory Academy in Chelsea, Manhattan, graduating in two years. She was awarded a New York Times scholarship for needy students and was accepted into Harvard University, matriculating in the fall semester of 2000. Her older sister Lisa graduated from Purchase College in New York State and is a school teacher for children with autism.[1] After leaving Harvard in 2003 to care for her ailing father, Liz Murray returned to the university in 2006 and graduated in June 2009. As of August 2009, she began taking graduate courses at Harvard Summer School with plans to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology and become a counselor.[2]
She is the founder and director of Manifest Living and a motivational speaker. A made-for-TV film about Murray's life Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, was released in 2003. Liz Murray's New York Times (US) and Sunday Times (UK) bestselling memoir "Breaking Night" was released in September 2010.
On May 19, 2013, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of public service and gave the commencement address at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness. B. Ward, 2000.
- ^ Meg Hagertymhagerty@poststar.com (2009-08-03). "'Homeless to Harvard' subject to speak at local benefit". Poststar.com. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
Bibliography
- Breaking Night: A Memoir, Hyperion Books, 2010 (ISBN 0-7868-6891-0).
Further reading
- Lucy Ash, 'From Homeless to Harvard', BBC World Service, February 8, 2011.
- Meg Hagerty, 'Homeless to Harvard' subject to speak at local benefit, PostStar.com (Glens Falls, NY), August 3, 2009.
- Ron Sanders, Homeless To Harvard Story Inspires Worcester Tech, WBZ (Boston, MA CBS Affiliate), March 19, 2009.
- Kathleen McFadden, Liz Murray Encourages High Country Women To Pay It Forward, High Country Press (Boone, NC), June 12, 2008.
- Leah Beth Ward, Advocates Hear Story of a Life Turned Around, Yakima Herald-Republic, May 8, 2008.
- Nancy Arcayna, Her story tells of triumph over greatest odds, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 28, 2006.
- Liz Murray On Movie About Her Life, Plans For Future, interview with Gabe Pressman, WNBC, April 13, 2003.
- Emily Eakin, TELEVISION REVIEW; A Girl on the Street Finds a Path to the Ivy League, The New York Times, April 7, 2003.
- Al Siebert, From Homeless to Harvard - Liz Murray's Story, THRIVEnet Story of the Month, June 2000.
- "Liz's Story", New York Times Upfront, January 31, 2000....
External links
- Official Website
- Liz Murray at IMDb
- Perseverance, a short film produced by Anson Schloat and John G. Young, 2006.
- Ubben Lecture at DePauw University; April 6, 2005