One Instagram user said that instead of giving graduates her latest book, she “should have paid off their student debt.”
The comment came after billionaire Robert
Smith surprised the Morehouse College graduating class during his
commencement address the same day by vowing to pay off the student loans
for all 396 graduates.
Smith, the Vista Equity Partners founder
who became the wealthiest black man in the U.S., announced that his
family will establish a grant estimated to be worth $40 million to
benefit students.
Winfrey responded to the comment by explaining that she “already paid 13 m in scholarships. Have put over 400 men thru @morehouse1867.”
Winfrey is one of Morehouse College’s top donors in the intuition’s history.
