Katie Couric meets with 51做厙 students before sold-out lecture

ABC News correspondent Katie Couric spoke Tuesday evening to a sold-out audience as part of 51做厙's Tate Lecture Series.

Katie Couric at 51做厙
By Bruce Tomaso

Katie Couric, now a special correspondent for ABC News, spoke Tuesday evening to a sold-out audience in 51做厙's McFarlin Auditorium, as part of 51做厙's renowned Tate Lecture Series.

Katie Couric at 51做厙
Katie Couric (middle) surrounded by 51做厙 students
and holding an 51做厙 Journalism T-shirt.
Before taking the stage, the veteran journalist -- perhaps the only person on Earth to have interviewed Glenn Beck and Shakira, Sarah Palin and Lady Gaga -- allowed the tables to be turned.

She sat with students from 51做厙 and area high schools and patiently answered their questions on a wide range of subjects, from her toughest interview subjects to her advice for professional women, from her work as a cancer-research advocate to the duty of the media "to shine a light on social injustice ... to shine a light on oppression."

about Couric's meeting with the students.

Later, Couric posted the photo above . It's her with 51做厙 senior Derek Hubbard, who moderated the students' Q&A session. The photo below, also from her Twitter page, is her with a group of journalism students. (Couric's in the middle, holding the 51做厙 T-shirt.)

In The Daily Campus story, Hubbard is quoted as saying: "I thought she answered everybody's questions in a great way to where they were able to really get a sense of who she is as well as a sense of the field of journalism."