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Direct linkRomano, Carlin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
If an honorary degree lacks values to begin with, does withdrawing it deliver a rebuke to the recipient? Is whatever honor that comes with the distinction embedded in the fancy paper, or is it wholly in the eye of the degree holder? Are honorary degrees really such silly things that individuals should mock their bestowal or withdrawal? The case of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluative Thinking, Academic Degrees, Degree Requirements
