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> It is not a matter of permission, and, even if it were, it would not be the universities’ to give. Whose permission would it be to give?
by vbezhenar 6y ago
> It is not a matter of permission, and, even if it were, it would not be the universities’ to give.
Whose permission would it be to give?
- leephillips 6y agoIt, like most titles and honorifics, are a matter of societal convention. If some university gave him an honorary doctorate and told him he now had “permission” to use the title “Dr.”, that would barely attenuate the eye-rolling that would ensue.
- sokoloff 6y agoIndeed. Even Florida Atlantic University is correct and (apparently helpfully) clear on the point.
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