It's generally a recognition of some achievement outside of a university, usually for people who have achieved celebrity in some way. It's a nice recognition of some achievement for the recipient, but it's also nice for the university, which has another celebrity to add to its "list of celebrity alumni."
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On 4/24/06, Anthere Anthere9@yahoo.com wrote:
Mathias Schindler wrote:
http://www.register-mail.com/stories/042406/LOC_B9J6O93V.GID.shtml
Monday, April 24, 2006
GALESBURG - Knox College has announced the names of the 2006 honorary degree recipients.
Stephen Colbert, star of "The Colbert Report"; Shirley E. Barnes, former U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar; and Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, will all received the award at Knox's 2006 commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. June 3.
- Wales will receive the honorary doctor of laws degree.
I understand nothing of these honorary degree. Jimbo is not a lawyer, nor does he have any special knowledge on legal issues. What does that mean to receive a degree in a topic you know nothing about ?
/me confused.
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