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Debbie Allen, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Ronald Carter, and more were awarded honorary degrees during Yale’s 324th commencement ceremony.
Hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott was awarded an honorary doctorate from Norfolk State University on Saturday.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is now Dr. Campbell after receiving an honorary Ph.D. for her contributions to the fashion industry.
Ludacris will receive an honorary degree from Georgia State University the school he both attended and is a resident artist…
Kevin Richardson of the Central Park 5 is set to receive Syracuse University’s first honorary undergraduate degree.
He took part in Sunday's ceremony with over 400 proud Lincoln graduates, sharing the achievement in a video posted to…
Actress Angela Bassett and billionaire Robert Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity, to receive honorary degrees from HBCU Morehouse…
After years of calls from advocates, faculty, and alumni, Temple University finally revoked an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby on…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University has rescinded the honorary degree it granted Bill Cosby, becoming the third university to…
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's Berklee College of Music has presented an honorary doctor of music degree to singer, songwriter and…
EURWeb - Aretha Franklin was awarded an honorary doctorate from Princeton University on Tuesday, in recognition of her outstanding career.
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) - Winfrey is to receive an honorary doctorate from a South African University know for tense…
PRINCETON, New Jersey (AP) -The former home run record-holder was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities for making America a…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the…
ATLANTA (AP) - Most of the crowd were predictably mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, or female cousins -- all filling the…