Obama wasn’t offering those students as a role model, so what was her purpose in mentioning them at all? would her speech have been less effective if she had mentioned that part? stronger?

Graduation

Obama briefly narrates her time as a dean of a prestigious university where many students came from privileged backgrounds.

Obama wasn’t offering those students as a role model, so what was her purpose in mentioning them at all? would her speech have been less effective if she had mentioned that part? stronger?
https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/commencement/commencement-address-first-lady-michelle-obama