Oprah Winfrey To Deliver Agnes Scott Commencement Speech

DECATUR, GA -- Media empress Oprah Winfrey will deliver the keynote address at the Agnes Scott College spring commencement, the school announced this week.

Winfrey is set to receive an honorary degree during the graduation ceremony, which takes place on May 13.

Winfrey, a new advocate of education on all levels, is best known for "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the popular daytime talk show she helmed for 25 years. In addition to running "O, Oprah Winfrey Magazine," she produces and stars in movies and owns the cable TV network OWN.

Elizabeth Kiss, the president of Agnes Scott, said that Winfrey's drive is an inspiration and aspiration to the school's young people.

“We are educating our students to become global change agents who have the courage, compassion and commitment to make a difference in the world. Oprah Winfrey is a phenomenal model of leading a purpose-driven life with her impressive legacy of leadership, philanthropy and service," Kiss said in a statement. "We are honored and thrilled to welcome her to our college to share an inspiring and empowering message with our 2017 graduates.”

Tickets will be required for entrance to the commencement ceremony, which will take place on the Science Quadrangle, rain or shine, unless the weather is severe, the school said.

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