Hillary Clinton Attending Yale Law School Alumni Weekend For Award, Speech

Hillary Clinton Slated For Big Honor
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the Yale University commencement in New Haven, Conn. Monday, May 25, 2009. Clinton is a Yale Law School graduate and met Bill Clinton there in 1970. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the Yale University commencement in New Haven, Conn. Monday, May 25, 2009. Clinton is a Yale Law School graduate and met Bill Clinton there in 1970. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)

Forty years after graduating from Yale Law School, Former First Lady and Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton is returning to her alma mater for a big honor.

According to the school's website, Clinton will be receiving an "Award of Merit" on Saturday, Oct. 5 for her contributions to the legal field. As part of the alumni weekend's "Global Constitutionalism" festivities, she will also make an address

The news arrives days after a Wednesday Politico report said Clinton is fielding offers from colleges and universities to generate a formal academic platform.

Since leaving her post as Secretary Of State in February, Clinton has kept busy on the speech circuit, earning significant money for her appearances. A July Washington Post report cited her as collecting more than $200,000 per appearance for talks to various industries.

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