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Born in 1932 in Halberstadt, Kluge initially earned a doctorate in jurisprudence and began practicing as a as a lawyer.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
But the school awarded him with an honorary doctorate in August.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Latshaw holds a master’s degree in gender policy from the London School of Economics and is working on a doctorate in business administration focused on organizational leadership and development.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Gregg said in an interview that his background — undergraduate degrees in math and English, a master’s in humanities and a doctorate in math education — equipped him to write the draft standards in simple prose.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
But the school awarded him with an honorary doctorate in August.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Latshaw holds a master’s degree in gender policy from the London School of Economics and is working on a doctorate in business administration focused on organizational leadership and development.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Gregg said in an interview that his background — undergraduate degrees in math and English, a master’s in humanities and a doctorate in math education — equipped him to write the draft standards in simple prose.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət 
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
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