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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
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 ...
The standards for the remaining doctorates, including the D.Litt. (now also referred to as "Doctor of Letters" rather than Doctor of Literature [18]), require the judges "to consider whether the evidence submitted demonstrates excellence in academic scholarship and is: a) of the absolute highest quality;
Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree SOAS University of London: Honorary Doctor of Literature (DLit) 2019 American University: Honorary degree Georgetown University: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree Rhode Island School of Design: Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree Yale University: Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa [6] Northwestern ...
Bill Cosby in 1969 American former comedian Bill Cosby has received 72 honorary degrees in recognition of his career in acting and comedy. 62 of these have since been revoked due to his now-overturned conviction on sexual assault charges. These include (listed in order of original awarding of degree): Location Date School Degree Status Rhode Island 1985 Brown University Doctor of Letters (D ...
Omarosa Manigault Newman claimed former President Trump “dictated” what doctors wrote about his medical history, making the allegation during a Tuesday evening CNN appearance. “Let’s ...
On 14 April 1987, the University of the Philippines conferred on N.V.M. González the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, "For his creative genius in shaping the Philippine short story and novel, and making a new clearing within the English idiom and tradition on which he established an authentic vocabulary, ...For his insightful ...