honorary degree
noun
: a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important
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Among the other honorary degree recipients on Thursday were dancer Carolyn Adams, members of the Emerson String Quartet and composer and conductor Tania León.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
When Barack Obama visited campus in 2013 and picked up his honorary degree, the vote was completely unremarkable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
Fifty of the 88 faculty members present voted to award Biden an honorary degree.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 May 2024
But before the speech comes a faculty vote scheduled for Thursday to sign-off on Biden’s honorary degree.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
During the school's May 11 graduation ceremony, the musician's daughter Krystal Keith, 38, accepted an honorary degree on behalf of her father.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
The late Toby Keith was honored during the University of Oklahoma’s commencement ceremony on Saturday (May 11), as his daughter Krystal Keith accepted his honorary degree on his behalf.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 May 2024
Over the weekend, the late Toby Keith was bestowed with a hometown honor: The University of Oklahoma presented the musician with a posthumous honorary degree.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
This marks her eighth honorary degree, according to WFAA.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2024
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
When Barack Obama visited campus in 2013 and picked up his honorary degree, the vote was completely unremarkable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
Fifty of the 88 faculty members present voted to award Biden an honorary degree.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 May 2024
But before the speech comes a faculty vote scheduled for Thursday to sign-off on Biden’s honorary degree.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
During the school's May 11 graduation ceremony, the musician's daughter Krystal Keith, 38, accepted an honorary degree on behalf of her father.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
The late Toby Keith was honored during the University of Oklahoma’s commencement ceremony on Saturday (May 11), as his daughter Krystal Keith accepted his honorary degree on his behalf.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 May 2024
Over the weekend, the late Toby Keith was bestowed with a hometown honor: The University of Oklahoma presented the musician with a posthumous honorary degree.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
This marks her eighth honorary degree, according to WFAA.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2024
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