Paris Hilton headed to Harvard

CAMBRIDGE , Mass., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Heiress and Hollywood red-carpet fixture Paris Hilton has been named Harvard Lampoon's "Woman of the Year."

Hilton is slated to accept the award and speak publicly to Harvard University's student body at a large public ceremony in the middle of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 6, said Regent Releasing, the studio behind her new big-screen comedy "The Hottie and the Nottie," which opens nationwide Feb. 8.

Founded in 1876, Harvard University's Harvard Lampoon is the world's oldest continuously published humor magazine.