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While she did not attend college, Parton was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane and musical letters from Tennessee in 2009 following her commencement address to the graduating class of that year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

After all, he’s now working on stuff you don’t need a doctorate to understand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Helton, who has a doctorate in education, said she is highly skilled and trustworthy.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Another woman in Tehran said the foreign-trade company where she worked had closed, leaving her unemployed for four months despite holding a doctorate and having 17 years of experience.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Roman, thirty-two, inquisitive and outspoken, has a doctorate in biology from Stanford and an abiding distrust of conventional wisdom.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

While most US undergraduate programmes are typically four years, graduate level programmes such as doctorates typically take longer to complete.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

At one point, he testified in court, he was enrolled in 19 universities at once, pursuing five doctorates simultaneously.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

“You’re seeing more educated people doing this, more tech workers, more people with college degrees, master’s degrees, doctorates even.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

In addition to celebrating the year's graduates, the school, like many colleges, recognizes special people by awarding them with honorary doctorates.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson