Pretty good first choice

Benjamin Franklin received the first honorary degree given out by Harvard.

(The Great Courses – The History of the United States)

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  1. Judy Brummond

    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 …”

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