P.Diddy Recieves Honorary Degree from Howard University- Dr. Combs

When P.diddy was first announced as the commencement speaker, some Howard University students were very upset since he was a drop out. But all that changed during the ceremony. Dressed in full graduation regalia, complete with gold tassel on his black cap, Combs told the audience that enrolling at Howard changed his life. And although he left the university before graduating, he never forgot his Howard family. He told the audience: “Only this family could take one of its sons who already had three name changes and give him a fourth. It’s good to be home. I am humbled to be in such great company.”

Despite his success, Combs said there have been times when he wished he’d had a degree. “If I didn’t leave school early, I would have been more prepared,” he said, recalling moments in board rooms when he wished he’d completed that economics course and memos that would have been more polished had he finished his studiesOne day, you’re going to be sitting in the dark like I was, thinking, ‘What am I going to do?’ In that moment, I want you to remember the power in you. Nobody is going to take you to the front of the line — you need to push to the front of the line.”