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Rihanna named Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year

Rihanna (pictured in Barbados in November) will be honored by the Harvard Foundation Feb. 28. Chris Jackson / WPA Pool / Getty Images

By The Boston Globe

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Rihanna has been named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year. The pop star will be coming to town to receive the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at a ceremony on Feb. 28 in Memorial Hall’s Sanders Theatre.

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