Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa (Latin: for the sake of the honour) is an academic degree given by a university to a person who particularly deserves such an honour. It may be someone who has had nothing to do with that university. The person does not have to do any examination. It is purely an honour for whatever good work he or she has already done. Very often the honorary degree is a doctorate.
Honorary Degree Media
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The honoris causa doctorate received by Jimmy Wales from the University of Maastricht in Netherlands (2015)
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Letter from Ezra Stiles to George Washington announcing the awarding of an honorary degree to Washington by the president and fellows of Yale College (1781)
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Elena Ceauşescu becoming Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Manila, Philippines, in 1975
