honorary degree

noun

: a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important

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Fifty of the 88 faculty members present voted to award Biden an honorary degree. —Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 May 2024

But before the speech comes a faculty vote scheduled for Thursday to sign-off on Biden’s honorary degree. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024

During the school's May 11 graduation ceremony, the musician's daughter Krystal Keith, 38, accepted an honorary degree on behalf of her father. —Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024

The late Toby Keith was honored during the University of Oklahoma’s commencement ceremony on Saturday (May 11), as his daughter Krystal Keith accepted his honorary degree on his behalf. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 May 2024

Over the weekend, the late Toby Keith was bestowed with a hometown honor: The University of Oklahoma presented the musician with a posthumous honorary degree. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024

This marks her eighth honorary degree, according to WFAA. —Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2024

The university has also canceled a main-stage commencement address by director Jon M. Chu and appearances by honorary degree recipients, including tennis star Billie Jean King. —Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Hanks — who was also awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts at the event — poked fun at his own academic record and made a fun reference to another one of his roles, fictional Harvard professor Robert Langdon (as seen in The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno). —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 25 May 2023