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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
When conferred as an honorary doctorate, many or all of the standard degree requirements, including application, matriculation, coursework, doctoral dissertation or thesis, and portfolio evaluation may be waived, at the discretion of the degree-granting body. Honorary Doctor of Letters recipients need not necessarily have any previous ...
She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Princeton University in 2002, an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Duke University in 2009, and an honorary Doctor of Laws ...
honorary doctor of education: 28 April 2022 [204] 401 USA University of Minnesota: honorary doctor of humane letters 14 May 2022 [205] [206] [207] 402 India Maharaja Surajmal Brij University: honorary doctor of humane letters April 2023 [208] [209] 403 Seoul, South Korea Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) honorary doctorate in ...
According to the Faculty Handbook, the goal of honorary degrees is to honor persons of outstanding achievement who have gained national and/or international recognition and made a significant contribution to the United States, Florida or Florida State University through scholarly, creative, public, business, or humane endeavors.
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa ("for the sake of the honour") or ad honorem ("to the honour").
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Although significant non-degree honors have historically been awarded by the institution, honorary doctorates were not conferred until after Central Connecticut State College was renamed Central Connecticut State University in 1983. U.S. President Jimmy Carter became the first recipient on April 16, 1985, [2] receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters.