Dishonorable degrees.(CENTURY marks)(William Barton Rogers and Phyllis Schlafly)(Brief article)

The Christian Century | June 17, 2008 | Copyright

DISHONORABLE DEGREES: Willam Barton Rogers, founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that the granting of honorary degrees is "literary almsgiving ... of spurious merit and noisy popularity." At Washington University the decision to grant Phyllis Schlafly, one of its most famous alumna, an honorary doctorate has aroused a largely unfavorable response. Many on campus are furious that a woman who has given her career to crusading against women's rights and ...

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