Benjamin Franklin received the first honorary degree given out by Harvard.
(The Great Courses – The History of the United States)
Benjamin Franklin received the first honorary degree given out by Harvard.
(The Great Courses – The History of the United States)
I’ve often wondered about the awarding and significance of honorary degrees; once again you’ve led me to do some surfing about a topic I hadn’t previously explored. I thought the following was interesting, and understandable (from Wikipedia):
” It is sometimes recommended that such degrees be listed in one’s CV as an award and not in one’s education section …”