Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (the Technical University of Madrid) awarded retired tennis player Rafael Nadal an honorary doctorate in an investiture ceremony yesterday. “I will remember this day ...

Yogi Adityanath's joke about Ravi Kishan's honorary doctorate drew laughs while underscoring what the award means. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although these degrees don't carry any academic standing, they symbolize a tribute to the recipient's professional and ...

The commission explained that this update is intended to put a stop to the widespread and often unwarranted granting of honorary awards, thereby protecting the value of genuine academic distinctions.

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education, Berhanu Nega, has issued a new directive forbidding recipients of honorary doctorates from using the prefix “Doctor.” The decree applies to use of the moniker outside ...

UPH graduates 4,469 students and awards an honorary doctorate to Papua education pioneer Wallace Wiley for decades of service ...

Taylor Swift delivers the NYU commencement address at Yankee Stadium on May 18, 2022; Tom Hanks speaks to the graduating class at Harvard University on May 25, 2023; Mel B receives an honorary ...