MINNEAPOLIS: A posthumous honorary degree from the University of Minnesota is in the works for music legend Prince.
The university’s regents voted on Friday on bestowing an honorary degree from the College of Liberal Arts to Prince Rogers Nelson, who made his home in Minnesota.
University president, Eric Kahler, said in a statement that the process for awarding the degree to Prince began even before his April 21 death. Kahler says an honorary degree is awarded to an individual who has “achieved acknowledged eminence in cultural affairs, in public service, or in a field of knowledge and scholarship.”
He says Prince’s life and contributions in each of those categories is celebrated by people around the world.
On Wednesday, a judge gave the go-ahead for an administrator in charge of Prince’s estate to pursue business deals, rejecting objections from a prisoner who says he is the pop star’s son.
The judge said that the outside administrator needed to “take all prudent steps to monetize” work of the legendary artist.
“The court recognizes that the estate will likely not be able to pay the entire tax obligation when it becomes due and some interest and, perhaps, some penalties, are likely before the entire tax obligation is paid,” Carver County Judge Kevin Eide wrote.
Eide said that, while the administrator’s tenure was limited, it was unlikely that all legal questions on Prince’s heirs would be settled in the next two months.
The university’s regents voted on Friday on bestowing an honorary degree from the College of Liberal Arts to Prince Rogers Nelson, who made his home in Minnesota.
University president, Eric Kahler, said in a statement that the process for awarding the degree to Prince began even before his April 21 death. Kahler says an honorary degree is awarded to an individual who has “achieved acknowledged eminence in cultural affairs, in public service, or in a field of knowledge and scholarship.”
He says Prince’s life and contributions in each of those categories is celebrated by people around the world.
On Wednesday, a judge gave the go-ahead for an administrator in charge of Prince’s estate to pursue business deals, rejecting objections from a prisoner who says he is the pop star’s son.
The judge said that the outside administrator needed to “take all prudent steps to monetize” work of the legendary artist.
“The court recognizes that the estate will likely not be able to pay the entire tax obligation when it becomes due and some interest and, perhaps, some penalties, are likely before the entire tax obligation is paid,” Carver County Judge Kevin Eide wrote.
Eide said that, while the administrator’s tenure was limited, it was unlikely that all legal questions on Prince’s heirs would be settled in the next two months.
