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I don't see how we should not invalidate all credentials issued by instututions who also gave them to Elena. The lack of punishment and amount of cynicism here
by thriftwy 5y ago
I don't see how we should not invalidate all credentials issued by instututions who also gave them to Elena.
The lack of punishment and amount of cynicism here would allow one to discard the science, or at least science institutions, in general.
- jacobr1 5y agoHonorary degrees are usually distinct from degrees earned. Some honorary degrees might have much less honor than others as in this case, but they don't debase the earned degrees. What punishment would be fitting? At best an institution could posthumously retract the degree.
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- gus_massa 5y agoMost of the awards she received were honorary degrees. They don't enable you to do anything, it's just a fancy cardboard that you can hang in one wall of your home. For comparison Bill Cosby used to have 72 honorary degrees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_honorary_degrees_awarded_to_Bill_Cosby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_honorary_degrees_award... I agree it's a shame that university are issuing honorary degrees in exchange of publicity, but nobody takes those cardboards seriously.