honorary degree
Notre Dame avoids Trump controversy as Pence to receive honorary degree
By David Gibson — March 2, 2017
(RNS) The decision to invite the vice president caps months of intense debate over the wisdom of bringing Trump to campus. But it raises other potential concerns.
Brandeis University reneges on honorary degree for Muslim critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali
By Omar Sacirbey — April 9, 2014
BOSTON (RNS) Many Muslim and Jewish leaders welcomed the decision by Brandeis to renege on awarding Ali an honorary degree, calling it a victory against hate speech.
Katharine Jefferts Schori to receive honorary degree from Oxford
By Trevor Grundy — February 10, 2014
(RNS) Justin Welby, head of the 85 million-member Anglican Communion, spoke of the American bishop’s deep commitment to the environment and her love for those who live and work at “the edge of society.”
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