Brown offers Kim Jong-Il honorary degree in bid to one-up Yale Glen Scheuttler Issue date: 4/3/06 Section: Campus News Media Credit: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Il received an honorary degree from the University Saturday. Following on the heels of Yale University's decision to admit former Taliban spokesman Rahmatullah Hashemi, Brown has awarded an honorary doctorate to reclusive North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il. Administrators said that though the move is sure to provoke controversy, the partnership demonstrates Brown's commitment to inclusion and its desire to become an internationally recognized institution. "Yale might try to bring different...