Wyclef Jean Becomes Brown University Fellow

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CBS/AP) Brown University says hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean has accepted an appointment as a visiting fellow in its Department of Africana Studies for the 2010-2011 academic year.

The Ivy League school says in a statement released late Monday that the 37-year-old Grammy Award winner-will engage in activities related to its Haiti Initiative, including lectures, faculty conversations, classes and other offerings.

Brown says Jean, who gained fame as a member of The Fugees, made his first visit to campus Monday and attended two inaugural lecturers.

In a statement, Jean says his time at Brown will be "a period of learning and reflection."

Jean announced a bid for Haiti's presidency in August but ended it last month. No official reasons were given for his exclusion although he's presumed not to have met consitiuational requirements, including living in Haiti.

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