How to Use honorary degree in a Sentence
honorary degree
noun
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And who has an honorary degree from the Parsons School of Design?
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2023
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Fifty of the 88 faculty members present voted to award Biden an honorary degree.
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Gabriella Abdul-Hakim,
ABC News,
16 May 2024
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Hanks will also be awarded an honorary degree, the school said.
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CBS News,
21 Mar. 2023
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Jane Batten received an honorary degree from William & Mary in 2017.
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Jordan D. Brown,
Washington Post,
24 July 2024
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But before the speech comes a faculty vote scheduled for Thursday to sign-off on Biden’s honorary degree.
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Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 May 2024
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This marks her eighth honorary degree, according to WFAA.
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Nicole Lopez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2024
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What about when a deceased person is awarded an honorary degree?
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Miss Manners | Judith Martin,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 June 2023
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He was headed to the Valparaíso Business School, where he was scheduled to receive an honorary degree.
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Corey Robin,
The New Yorker,
29 June 2024
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The statement said the board voted unanimously Friday to accept the return of the honorary degree Combs received in 2014.
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CBS News,
9 June 2024
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He was awarded an honorary degree from the institution in 2009.
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Amanda Gokee,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 July 2023
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Judy delivered the commencement speech before receiving her own honorary degree from the school.
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Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
14 July 2024
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In May, Hanks added yet another accolade to his ever-growing pile — an honorary degree from Harvard.
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Erin Clack,
Peoplemag,
13 Sep. 2023
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Last May, Wade gave the commencement address to graduating students and also received a honorary degree.
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Ben Steele,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2023
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When Barack Obama visited campus in 2013 and picked up his honorary degree, the vote was completely unremarkable.
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Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 May 2024
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Advertisement What about when a deceased person is awarded an honorary degree?
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
29 June 2023
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Every year, faculty must vote to confer the commencement speaker's honorary degree.
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Gabriella Abdul-Hakim,
ABC News,
16 May 2024
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Jones is being awarded the honorary degree along with Chicago jazz artist Bobbi Wilsyn, a former Columbia faculty member.
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Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2023
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In 2017, the university awarded Zuckerberg an honorary degree.
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Matt Egan,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2024
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In addition to revoking his honorary degree, Howard is ending a gift agreement with Combs from 2016, and dissolving his namesake scholarship program.
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Charmaine Patterson,
Peoplemag,
8 June 2024
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Howard University also rescinded an honorary degree that was awarded to Combs and ended a scholarship program in his name following the release of the disturbing video involving Cassie.
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Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 June 2024
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Barrett’s posthumous honorary degree was accepted by her husband, Chris Norris.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2023
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Sixty-seven years after her original would-be graduation date, Shirley Smith graduated from high school earlier this month with an honorary degree, Fox News reported.
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Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
9 June 2024
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Either through contacting adult education to pursue an actual degree or contacting the Board liaison to apply for an honorary degree.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2024
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Jake's comments come after Howard University rescinded Combs' honorary degree earlier this month.
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Brenton Blanchet,
Peoplemag,
9 June 2024
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During the school's May 11 graduation ceremony, the musician's daughter Krystal Keith, 38, accepted an honorary degree on behalf of her father.
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Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
13 May 2024
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My mother, a lively intellect with eclectic reading interests, never had a chance to finish her education, although years later Seattle University presented her, posthumously, with an honorary degree.
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Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2023
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