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Landers Award Honorary Degree Withdrawn by Catholic College
Ann Landers was to give the commencement address at St. Joseph's College in North Windham Maine and receive an honorary degree for her work in humanity and social action. After she stated her position on abortion the Catholic college withdrew the offer, prompting a wry remark from Landers. The piece surveys the long history and purpose of honorary degrees in American academia.
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Michael J. Connor Dow Jones
Ottaway Service
Ann Landers
St. Joseph's College
North Windham
Maine
Miss Landers
United States
Miss Landders
St. Joseph's
Harvard University
Walter Lippmann
New York University
Brooklyn College
Ramsey Clark
Theodore