…we had a problem in that there were zero doctorate holders in the Western Hemisphere and you need one to grant one. So the founders of…
So I'm failing to find a reference on this, but the way I heard the story, when we wanted to get some college action going in the Americas…
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…Harvard or William & Mary or some damn thing gave their chancellor an honorary doctorate, which he then used to grant regular doctorates.
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Which would mean that basically the entire American system of higher education rests on the foundation of an honorary doctorate.
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Anybody else remember this tale? Anyone got a source for it?
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@chaosprime Might check the People's History of the US.
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