#David Sedaris October 16
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October 2026 several of us are going to take on the 30-Day Celebrity Alma Mater Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we will identify a celebrity and share where they attended college. For Day 16 it is on DAVID SEDARIS.
This month, I’m discovering that many celebrities, particularly those in the entertainment industry, didn’t follow the traditional path to a college degree. Some never finished college, while others took more than four years or attended multiple institutions before graduating.
David Sedaris is an example. He will appear at Western Carolina University on October 29, 2026, for an event titled An Evening with David Sedaris. After graduating from Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sedaris attended Western Carolina University for a year before transferring to Kent State University. He eventually earned his degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago approximately ten years after beginning his college journey.
He is an author and humorist and in 2001, he was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and named Humorist of the Year by Time magazine. He has also earned three Grammy nominations for audio versions of his works, and in 2008 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Binghamton University in New York.
I became aware of him on the CBS Sunday Morning TV Show.
Celebrity Alma Mater Coach4aday Challenge Guidelines
Basic daily format:
Day 12-David Sedaris-Western Carolina University
Celebrity: David Sedaris
Alma Mater: Western Carolina University He attended but did not graduate
Why They’re Famous: David Sedaris is famous for his humorous essays, bestselling books, and witty observations about family, everyday life, and human behavior.
College Connection: He didn’t want to go to college, but his parents insisted.
Interesting Fact: His sister Amy Sedaris is also a writer, actor, and comedian.
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