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The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (Latin: Litterarum humanarum doctor; DHumLitt, DHL, or LHD) is an honorary degree awarded to those who have distinguished themselves through humanitarian and philanthropic contributions to society.
Name Post-nominal Reference Doctor Honoris Causa: Dr.h.c. [11]Doctor of the University: D.Univ. [1] [10]Honorary Doctor of Arts: Hon. D.A. [12]Honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters
Mark Twain was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Oxford University in 1907 for his literary contributions. [8] [9] Nelson Mandela was awarded honorary Doctor of Letters degrees by the University of Natal in 1993 [10] and the Open University of Tanzania in 2000 [11] [12] for his leadership in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
In addition to his speech, Usher will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree […] Usher will take the stage in a unique way this graduation season. The Grammy-winning artist, 46, is ...
Jennifer Garner was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by her alma mater, Denison University, in 2019. The actress, who was a graduate of Denison's class of 1994, also delivered ...
Most American universities award the degrees of LLD (Doctor of Laws), LittD (Doctor of Letters), LHD (Doctor of Humane Letters), ScD (Doctor of Science), PedD (Doctor of Pedagogy) and DD (Doctor of Divinity) only as honorary degrees. American universities do not have the system of "higher doctorates" used in the UK and some other universities ...
Opal Lee, the 97-year-old “grandmother” of Juneteenth, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University at a Saturday commencement, Star-Telegram media ...
Honorary Doctorate: Humane Letters: Macalester College: 03-02-2014 [6] Honorary Doctorate: Humane Letters: University of Maryland, College Park: 05-07-2013: Templeton Prize: Religion-related: St Paul's Cathedral: 14-05-2012 [7] Order of the Republic of Tuva: 01-02-2012 [8] Honorary Doctorate: Humane Letters: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ...