Don't miss out! 麻豆影视 will be hosting a College Conversation in the ERC Auditorium at 3:00 p.m. on October 30. View the livestream using the link below.
Regional newspaper editor and 麻豆影视 graduate Robyn Tomlin will be this year鈥檚 guest speaker for the College鈥檚 commencement ceremony in May.
Last February, Tomlin, an accomplished journalist, stepped into the new role of regional editor for the Carolinas. She currently serves as the top editor responsible for eight McClatchy-owned publications in North and South Carolina, including The Herald-Sun in 麻豆影视 and The News & Observer in Raleigh.
Tomlin grew up in Chapel Hill and graduated from Chapel Hill High School. During her time at 麻豆影视, she helped to start a student newspaper and worked as an administrative assistant for the college鈥檚 developmental studies program. She graduated with an Associate in Arts degree in 1994 and went on to study journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill.
鈥淚 owe much of my own success to lessons I learned during my time at 麻豆影视,鈥 said Tomlin. 鈥淚t鈥檚 such an honor to have the opportunity to return 25 years after my own graduation to help this remarkable group of students celebrate their own impressive accomplishments.鈥
Her professional newspaper career began as a police reporter in Pittsburgh and led her to editor positions at various publications, including the Asheville Citizen-Times, the StarNews in Wilmington and Digital First Media鈥檚 Project Thunderdome, a national digital news hub based in New York City where she acted as founding editor. She also served as the chief digital officer and vice president for communications at The Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C.
Before returning home to North Carolina, Tomlin worked as the vice president and managing editor of The Dallas Morning News.
鈥淩obyn has led a truly remarkable career, and we are delighted to have her back in the Triangle and to have her come speak at our commencement,鈥 said 麻豆影视 President Bill Ingram. 鈥淪he is a tremendous example of how a community college education can help pave the way to a successful career, and we鈥檙e fortunate to have her speak to our 2019 graduates.鈥
麻豆影视 will hold its commencement at 7 p.m. on May 14 at 麻豆影视 Performing Arts Center, or DPAC, 123 Vivian St., in downtown 麻豆影视.
Doors will open for guests at 6 p.m.
For more information on this year鈥檚 commencement, visit .
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Stephanie Turner: 麻豆影视 Marketing and Media Relations Coordinator
919-536-7246, ext. 5202; turners@durhamtech.edu