HBCU News, Commentary and Information
Monday
May 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Features, Georgia, Spelman College
[mpoverlay]Here’s a video of the moments following the Spelman College commencement, where two sisters are plotting to show keynote speaker and Tennessee State alumna Oprah Winfrey their undying affection.
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Saturday
May 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Georgia, Headlines, Spelman College, Students
[mpoverlay]Students at Spelman College recently discussed how they worked to attract and convince Oprah Winfrey to keynote the college’s 2012 commencement. [/mpoverlay]
Friday
April 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Georgia, Headlines, Spelman College
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Spelman College yesterday announced Tennessee State University alumna and media mogul Oprah Winfrey as its 2012 commencement speaker on May 20 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Winfrey, an honorary degree recipient from the college in 1999, will also receive the institution’s National Community Service Award.
Spelman College has a special relationship with the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Three students from the academy have been accepted as first-year students at the college, as part of the Class of 2016. In addition, Spelmanites have participated in internships at the academy, tutoring students and serving as resident assistants.
“We are thrilled to welcome Oprah Winfrey back to our campus to receive this well deserved award. I know her address to the Class of 2012 will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the graduates, as it did in 1993,” said Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., president.[/mpoverlay]
Wednesday
July 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Entertainment, Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University alumnus and talk show guru Oprah Winfrey today announced that she will assume the duties of chief executive officer for her recently launched “Oprah Winfrey Network.” Winfrey will have day-to-day oversight and creative control over production and management aspects of the network.
She is claiming the title once held by Christina Norman, the former CEO who was dismissed in May. Norman’s position was filled in the interim by Peter Liguori, a former Fox exec and current chief operating officer for Discovery. On top of the management shakeups, OWN has struggled to shore up disappointing ratings. Winfrey recently admitted that the channel endured “bumps” during the launch because part of her attention was focused on ending the final season of her syndicated show. She has since pledged to devote her full energies to OWN.
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Oprah Winfrey appointed CEO of OWN Network – Celebrity Circuit – CBS News
Wednesday
May 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Entertainment, Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University alumnus Oprah Winfrey signed off on the 25th and final year of her history-making talk show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” this afternoon.
