Ludacris to be awarded honorary degree from Georgia State University

ATLANTA – Georgia State College will award Atlanta rapper and actor Ludacris with an honorary diploma on the college’s spring graduation.

On Wednesday, the college introduced that the Georgia Board of Regents accepted awarding the artist, whose actual title is Chris Bridges, an honorary Bachelor of Science diploma in Music Administration.

In a press release, Georgia State stated that the diploma honors Bridges’ assist of the college’s artistic media arts and legislation applications, his dedication to the metro Atlanta neighborhood, and his philanthropic endeavors.

After going to highschool in Atlanta, Bridges took courses at Georgia State within the 1998 and 1999 earlier than he was signed to Def Jam Information. He left with out a diploma, which now after a number of a long time he’ll lastly have.

“We’re proud that Chris Bridges obtained his begin at Georgia State,” Georgia State President M. Brian Blake stated. “He has gone on to change into a cultural and philanthropic icon, representing Atlanta and giving again in some ways. Our college students within the Inventive Media Industries Institute (CMII) and Faculty of Regulation have benefited from studying from his profession, and we’re excited to honor him as a member of the Panther household.”

Ludacris acted as an artist-in-residence at Georgia State in 2019, mentoring college students and dealing with professors coping with entrepreneurship within the music and movie trade. He additionally has labored with the college’s Faculty of Regulation for a course generally known as “The Authorized Lifetime of…”

“This can be a dream come true for me,” stated Bridges. “Georgia State helped me get my begin, and I’m so honored and excited to share this milestone with the world.”

The general public is invited to attend the graduation ceremony on Could 4 at 9 a.m. at Heart Parc Stadium or on-line.