honorary degree
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honorary degrees
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The dons got a measure of meretricious revenge on Thatcher in 1985 when Oxford voted to deny her an honorary degree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Mr. Kidd describes this as “a spectacular breach of conventional academic protocol,” especially as the dons conferred unopposed—on the same day—an honorary degree on Alessandro Pertini, the 88-year-old Italian president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He also received an honorary degree from Otis College of Art and Design in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025
Oxford University will award an honorary degree to President Steinmeier, on a trip where he will learn about medical research at the university.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
In 1877 when he was awarded an honorary degree at his old university, Cambridge, Emma went with him and wrote to William how proud she was.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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