Hey, don't take this too seriously! The article was about how the latest trend is to give honorary degrees to celebrities. They mentioned other people too - Yogi Berra, Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Bill Cosby. I only mentioned the part about Richie.
This is also from the article:
Dan Higgins, a spokesman for Kean, said the university received no complaints about it's choice [for a guest speaker]. "He was very inspirational in his speech," said Higgins. "I think it was a very good message for our students."
And if I was married to someone who looked as good as Heather, I'd announce it to everyone too!
KTF!