Dr. Tererai Trent, Founder of Tinogona, to Speak at Walden University Academic Residency
Inspirational voice for empowerment, education and change will address doctoral students on Feb. 18 in Atlanta
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Tererai Trent, inspirational speaker and founder of the nonprofit organization Tinogona, will speak to more than 600 doctoral students at Walden University’s academic residency on Feb. 18 in Atlanta. Her moving story has touched and inspired millions — including Oprah Winfrey, who chose Dr. Trent as her “all-time favorite guest.”
As a child growing up in a cattle-herding family in rural Zimbabwe, Dr. Trent dreamed of getting an education. Married young, and the mother of three by the age 18, she was bound to a husband who beat her when she expressed her desire to learn. But Dr. Trent was undeterred. She confided her dreams to Jo Luck, a...