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Abortion-rights movements
Abortion-rights movements are movements that advocate for legal access to induced abortion services, including elective abortion.
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Academic degree
An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.
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Academic dress
Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly tertiary (and sometimes secondary) education, worn mainly by those who have obtained a university degree (or similar), or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain old universities).
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Academic dress of the University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge has a long tradition of academic dress, which it traditionally refers to as academical dress.
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Academic dress of the University of St Andrews
Academic dress at the University of St Andrews involves students wearing distinctive academic gowns whilst studying at the University of St Andrews.
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Academic staff
Academic staff, also known as faculty (in North American usage) or academics (in British, Australia, and New Zealand usage), are vague terms that describe teachers or research staff of a school, college, university or research institute.
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Ad eundem degree
An ad eundem degree is an academic degree awarded by one university or college to an alumnus of another, in a process often known as incorporation.
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Ad honorem
Ad honorem is a Latin phrase that literally can be translated as "to the honor".
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Al-Azhar University
The Al-Azhar University (1) is a public university in Cairo, Egypt.
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Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011.
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Alumni association
An alumni association or alumnae association is an association of graduates or, more broadly, of former students (alumni).
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity.
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Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a broad, contemporary movement or tradition within Western philosophy and especially anglophone philosophy, focused on analysis.
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Andrew Card
Andrew Hill Card Jr. (born May 10, 1947) is an American politician and academic administrator who was White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006, as well as head of Bush's White House Iraq Group.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.
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Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT; Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895) was granted university status.
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Award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.
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Bandung Institute of Technology
The Bandung Institute of Technology (Institut Téknologi Bandung; Institut Teknologi Bandung, abbreviated as ITB) is a national research university located in Bandung, Indonesia.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
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Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
Bein' Green
"Bein' Green" (also known as "It's Not Easy Bein' Green") is a song written by Joe Raposo, originally performed by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog on both Sesame Street and The Muppet Show (in the episodes "Peter Ustinov" and "Peter Sellers").
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.
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Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American former comedian, actor, spokesman, and media personality.
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personality, and businessman.
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Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.
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Bob Taft
Robert Alphonso Taft III (born January 8, 1942) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007.
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Brown University
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal-arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Cassock
The cassock or soutane is a Christian clerical clothing coat used by the clergy and male religious of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, in addition to some clergy in certain Protestant denominations such as Anglicans and Lutherans.
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College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia (abbreviated as W&M), is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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Commencement speech
A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, although the term is also used for secondary education institutions and in similar institutions around the world.
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Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization.
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Congregation (university)
A congregation, in some (especially British) institutions, is a formal meeting of a university, particularly for awarding degrees, and thus, by extension, the graduation ceremony at those universities.
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Continental philosophy
Continental philosophy is an umbrella term for philosophies prominent in continental Europe.
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Convention (norm)
A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, social norms, or other criteria, often taking the form of a custom.
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Convocation
A convocation (from the Latin convocare meaning "to call/come together", a translation of the Greek ἐκκλησία ekklēsia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose, mostly ecclesiastical or academic.
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Cornell University
Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York.
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Curriculum vitae
In English, a curriculum vitae (on Lexico.com Latin for "course of life", often shortened to CV) is a short written summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education.
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Curtin University
Curtin University (previously as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia.
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Delhi University
Delhi University (DU, ISO), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate research central university located in Delhi, India.
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Doctor (title)
Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. Honorary degree and Doctor (title) are doctoral degrees.
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Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law (DCL; Legis Civilis Doctor or Juris Civilis Doctor) is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees. Honorary degree and Doctor of Civil Law are doctoral degrees.
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Doctor of Divinity
A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. Honorary degree and Doctor of Divinity are doctoral degrees.
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Doctor of Humane Letters
The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (DHumLitt, DHL, or LHD) is an honorary degree awarded to those who have distinguished themselves through humanitarian and philanthropic contributions to society. Honorary degree and Doctor of Humane Letters are doctoral degrees and honorary degrees.
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Doctor of Law
A Doctor of Law is a doctorate in legal studies. Honorary degree and doctor of Law are doctoral degrees.
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Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: Litterarum Doctor or Doctor Litterarum) also termed "Doctor of Literature" in some countries is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities and social sciences that, depending on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor of Science (Sc.D. Honorary degree and doctor of Letters are honorary degrees.
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. Honorary degree and doctor of Philosophy are doctoral degrees.
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Doctor of Science
A Doctor of Science (Scientiae Doctor; most commonly abbreviated DSc or ScD) is a science doctorate awarded in a number of countries throughout the world.
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Doctorate
A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach"). Honorary degree and doctorate are doctoral degrees.
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Earl
Earl is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᎩ, Tsalagiyi Detsadanilvgi) is a federally recognized Indian tribe based in western North Carolina in the United States.
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Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533
The Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 21), also known as the Dispensations Act 1533, Peter's Pence Act 1533 or the Act Concerning Peter's Pence and Dispensations, is an Act of the Parliament of England.
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Edwin H. Land
Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation.
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Embryonic stem cell
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre-implantation embryo.
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Engineer's degree
An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering which is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, North Africa and a few institutions in the United States.
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Environmentalism
Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings.
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Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Richard Stallman on October 4, 1985, to support the free software movement, with the organization's preference for software being distributed under copyleft ("share alike") terms, such as with its own GNU General Public License.
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Freedom of the City
The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.
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Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University (Ucawiyata Gajah Mada; Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a public research university located in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher and one of the most influential figures of German idealism and 19th-century philosophy.
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
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Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University (GU) is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington.
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Government of Indonesia
The term Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Republik Indonesia, sometimes also referred to as the Central Government (Pemerintah Pusat) especially in laws) can have a number of different meanings.
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Graduation
A graduation is the awarding of a diploma by an educational institution.
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Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Henry Morgentaler
Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler (March 19, 1923 – May 29, 2013), was a Polish-born Canadian physician and abortion rights advocate who fought numerous legal battles aimed at expanding abortion rights in Canada.
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
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High school diploma
A high school diploma (or high school degree) is a diploma awarded upon graduation of high school.
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Homage (arts)
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic.
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Honorific
An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person.
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Human rights
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,.
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Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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Information technology
Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage.
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Instant camera
An instant camera is a camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after taking the picture.
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Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (born Jackie Élie Derrida;Peeters (2013), pp. 12–13. See also 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was a French philosopher.
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James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
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Jeremiah Wolfe
Jeremiah "Jerry" Wolfe (September 28, 1924 – March 12, 2018) was a respected elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
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John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art historian, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era.
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Kanye West
Ye (born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
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Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson in 1955.
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Knox College (Illinois)
Knox College is a private liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois.
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Lakehead University
Lakehead University is a public research university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
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Lakota East High School
Lakota East High School is a four-year, public high school in Liberty Township, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
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Lambeth degree
A Lambeth degree is an academic degree conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 as successor of the papal legate in England.
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Land Camera
The Land Camera is a model of self-developing film camera manufactured by Polaroid between 1948 and 1983.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Latin honors
Latin honours are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned.
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Legum Doctor
Legum Doctor (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. Honorary degree and Legum Doctor are doctoral degrees and honorary degrees.
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Lionel Woodville
Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England.
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List of honorary degrees awarded to Bill Cosby
American former comedian Bill Cosby has received 72 honorary degrees in recognition of his career in acting and comedy.
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Long Island University
Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post in Brookville, New York, on Long Island, and LIU Brooklyn in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)
In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts are promoted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years as members of the university, including years as an undergraduate.
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Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.
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Michael M. Crow
Michael M. Crow (born October 11, 1955) is an American academic and architect.
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Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Moscow State University
Moscow State University (MSU; Moskovskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia.
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Museum of the Cherokee People
The Museum of the Cherokee People (MTCP), formerly known as the Museum of the Cherokee Indian (MCI), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit cultural arts and history museum, educational center, and archive founded in 1948, and located in Cherokee, North Carolina.
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Najib Razak
Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (italic,; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018.
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National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the United States' largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization, with over six million members and supporters, and 51 state and territorial affiliated organizations (including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands).
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Open University
The Open University (OU) is a public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students.
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Padjadjaran University
Padjadjaran University (Universitas Padjadjaran; (ᮅᮔᮤᮗᮨᮁᮞᮤᮒᮞ᮪ ᮕᮏᮏᮛᮔ᮪), abbreviated as UNPAD) is a public university located in Sumedang Regency and Bandung, which is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia.
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Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located on Pembroke Square, Oxford.
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Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation was an American company best known for its instant film and cameras, which now survives as a brand for consumer electronics.
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Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.
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Pope
The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters, or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, an academic degree, accreditation, an office, a military decoration, or honour, or is a member of a religious institute or fraternity.
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Pre-nominal letters
Pre-nominal letters are a title which is placed before the name of a person as distinct from a post-nominal title which is placed after the name.
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Prime minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.
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Prime Minister of Malaysia
The prime minister of Malaysia (Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ڤردان منتري مليسيا|label.
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R v Morgentaler
R v Morgentaler, 1 SCR 30 was a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional because it violated women's rights under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("Charter") to security of the person.
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Rice University
Rice University, formally William Marsh Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), also known by his initials, rms, is an American free software movement activist and programmer.
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Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017.
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Rosmah Mansor
Rosmah binti Mansor (Jawi: روسمه بنت منصور; born 10 December 1951) is the second wife of former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak. Like her husband, she was implicated in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB). On 1 September 2022, she was found guilty of corruption in relation to a school electricity project, fined $303m and sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (– 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois.
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Snub
A snub, cut, or slight is a refusal to recognise an acquaintance by ignoring them, avoiding them or pretending not to know them.
Society for Classical Studies
The Society for Classical Studies (SCS), formerly known as the American Philological Association (APA), is a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization founded in 1869.
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St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)
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Stanford University
Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) is a private research university in Stanford, California.
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Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.
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Stony Brook Southampton
Stony Brook Southampton is a campus location of Stony Brook University, located in Southampton, New York between the Shinnecock Indian Reservation and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on the eastern end of Long Island.
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York.
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Strickland Gibson
Strickland Gibson (27 January 1877 – 18 February 1958) was an English librarian and bibliographer, who also served as Keeper of the Archives at the University of Oxford from 1927 to 1945.
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Sukarno
Sukarno (born Koesno Sosrodihardjo,, 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
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The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes.
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The Muppets
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, surrealist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, Ireland.
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United States Office of Education
The Office of Education, at times known as the Department of Education and the Bureau of Education, was a small unit in the Federal Government of the United States within the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1867 to 1972.
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University
A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.
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University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade (Универзитет у Београду / Univerzitet u Beogradu) is a public research university in Belgrade, Serbia.
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University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.
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University of Dublin
The University of Dublin (Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland.
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University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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University of Indonesia
The University of Indonesia (Universitas Indonesia, abbreviated as UI) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.
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University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews (Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland.
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University of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York (USNY) is a governmental umbrella organization in New York State.
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University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
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University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
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White House Chief of Staff
The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States.
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William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers (December 7, 1804 – May 30, 1882) was an American geologist, physicist, and educator at the College of William & Mary from 1828 to 1835 and at the University of Virginia from 1835 to 1853.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
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See also
Honorary degrees
- Doctor of Fine Arts
- Doctor of Humane Letters
- Doctor of Letters
- Honorary degree
- Legum Doctor
- List of honorary degrees
References
Also known as Bachelor of the University, DUniv, Degree honoris causa, Docteur Honoris Causa, Doctor Honoris Causa, Doctor of Public Service, Doctor of the University, Doctora honoris causa, Doctorat Honoris Causa, Doctorate Honoris Causa, Doctorate honoris causae, Doctors Honoris Causa, Dr. honoris causa, Ehrendoktorwuerde, Ehrendoktorwürde, Honorary Degrees, Honorary Doctor, Honorary Doctoral Degrees, Honorary Doctorate, Honorary Doctorates, Honorary Doctors, Honorary Doctrate, Honorary PhD, Honorary diploma, Honorary doctor's degree, Honorary doctoral degree, Honorary doctorate degree, Honorary professorship, Honorary professorships, Honoris Causa, Honoris causae, Honourary degree, Honourary degrees, Honourary doctor, Honourary doctorate, Laurea ad honorem, Laurea honoris causa, Master of the University, PhD (Hon), PhD Honoris Causa.