Overview

• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement Tuesday in an Instagram post featuring a rose‑garden proposal photo.
• A classroom video shows Pittman telling students a biochemistry midterm was canceled because no one could focus after the news.
• He later clarified on Instagram that the announcement was a scripted scene to connect pop culture with lessons on social influence.
• Students cheered in the clip and online commenters praised the professor, calling him a favorite and joking he deserved a wedding invite.
• Pittman described himself as a Swift fan and predicted the engagement post would become the most shared item on social media.