This news is bit old, but it’s never too late for good cheer!
welcome to the profession, Boyo!
From the press release:
21 May, 2008
Bono, U2 lead singer and anti-poverty activist to receive Honorary Doctorate from Keio UniversityBono will also deliver a lecture to Keio students
Keio University will confer the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law, honoris causa, upon Mr. Paul David Hewson, who is known as Bono, in recognition for his work in the fight against poverty and AIDS in Africa. The Ceremony and a lecture will be held on Tuesday 27 May from 16:20. Please cover this story. Please note that this release is embargoed at 6 pm 27 May 2008. (Japan standard time).
1. Conferring the Honorary Doctorate of Law Bono has been involved in the fight against poverty for more than twenty years. Both as a musician with U2 and in his lobbying of international leaders, he has worked to raise awareness and promote effective political action to eliminate extreme poverty and disease, especially in Africa. Through his music and his activism Bono has helped to deliver results for the poorest people in the world. He will continue that work during his visit to Japan during Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) conference and in the lead-up to the G8 in July. Bono is co-founder of the ONE Campaign, which has more than 2.4 million members engaged in the fight against poverty. Keio University, which was established 150 years ago in 1858 under the principal of dokuritsu jison (independence and self-respect), has aspired to establish a true “ public realm” of civil society, independent of the bureaucracy. Keio has continuously nurtured leaders of civil society. In recognition of Bono’s outstanding leadership as an activist who appeals to our human conscience in the fight against global poverty, Keio University confers on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Law.
I’m not sure if grade inflation is responsible, but I’m pretty sure that a history of 20-plus years as a rock star, social networking genius and entrepreneur won’t help on the Multi-State.
Too bad every video of his acceptance speech seems to have been pulled from the web!
Anyway, the legal profession (even if it’s just honorary) is all the better for the addition of one more … eh… member.
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