Temple University s Board of Trustees unanimously elected Tamron Hall, SMC 92, as a university trustee Oct. 13. Hall anchors MSNBC s NewsNation with Tamron Hall and co-hosts the 9 a.m. hour of NBC s Today.

I am grateful to the board of trustees at Temple University for this opportunity, Hall said. As a kid from Luling, Texas, I never imagined this could happen. I only hope to inspire other students to face the unknown, believe the future includes you and never feel excluded. I love Temple and the great city that is Philadelphia. I am honored to be an Owl.

Hall s appointment as a trustee is effective immediately, and her term extends through Oct. 9, 2018.