The Bon Jovi star will talk to students at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, where he often does charity work, reported Billboard magazine.
He will also receive an honourary degree, along with Criminal defence attorney Bryan Stevenson, who will also be giving a speech at the event.
"Famed musician, philanthropist, and native New Jerseyan Jon Bon Jovi is the founder and frontman of one of the world's best-selling musical acts, Bon Jovi, which has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide...," it read.