doctorate
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Kari Ruconich-Jones is attending a predominately online social entrepreneurship graduate program at Pepperdine University and, in August, her husband, Craig, is starting a physical therapy doctorate in Oregon, where they live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Araghchi, who holds a doctorate in political thought from the University of Kent in England, has vigorously defended Iran's position in TV interviews with foreign media and posts on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He studied economics at New York University before starting a doctorate at Columbia University, where he studied under Arthur Burns, who would also lead the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
After earning her doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles, Ms. Saxbe crossed town to USC for a fellowship, later joining the faculty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The committee awarded Livingston his doctorate without cavil.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
They were awarded honorary doctorates by Coventry University in 2024 in recognition of their efforts.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
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
More than 87% of Chinese students who received their doctorates in the U.S. had planned to stay in the U.S. from 2005 to 2015, according to the National Science Foundation.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Eight of the 12 went on to earn doctorates and now oversee research of their own.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2023
Elbert Frank Cox and Dudley Weldon Woodard, the first two Negroes to earn doctorates in mathematics, with degrees from Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, ran the department.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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