Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has received an honorary doctorate from Harvard University.
The former talk show host was teary-eyed and looked deeply touched as she accepted the law degree.
Oprah, who was at Harvard to give a speech to the 2013 graduates, was praised for her “extraordinary influence” on education.
“Not too many girls from rural Mississippi have made it all the way here to Cambridge. … I consider today to be a defining milestone,” Oprah said.
“While I may not have graduated from here, my personality is about as Harvard as they come.”
Oprah gets teary-eyed as she receives her doctorate.
Oprah embraces Vice President and Secretary of the University Marc Goodheart.
High-fives all round!
Oprah walks with professor Henry Louis Gates Jr through Harvard Yard.
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