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Oprah will speak at Spelman graduation
Oprah Winfrey will serve as Spelman College's commencement speaker, officials announced Thursday.
The ceremony will be held May 20 at the Georgia International Convention Center. About 550 students are expected to graduate.
Winfrey, the multimedia mogul, has strong ties to Spelman, which is one of the nation's top liberal arts schools and the oldest historically black college for women. She received an honorary degree from the school in 1993 and this year will receive the college's National Community Service Award.
Winfrey has long appeared on Spelman students' wish lists for commencement speakers. First lady Michelle Obama was last year's speaker.
