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By Jonathan J. Ariel, published 6/3/2008Honorary degrees must be revoked when the recipient does something to impact negatively on the awarding university's reputation.
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The same Crikey source reminded me that Monash University awarded the Duke of Edinburgh, professional gaffe-maker, an honorary doctorate in 1986 at the same time as it cut funding to the library. In protest, students conducted a ceremony where they gave the Duke's Chihuahua a degree.
And in the late 60's a pig was given a degree in protest at Premier Bolte getting
one. They had a little gown and cap made for specially her.
And to cap it off, John Winston Howard has at least two honorary degree - one from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, in recognition of his friendship to the Jewish people and his
commitment to security and peace for Israel but not Iraq; and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Notre Dame (WA) for...nobody can remember quite why