Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees?

Re:Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees? by jamesfe on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @07:59AM (#10122310)

If the average donation for an honorary degree was $68,854, would it make more sense for me to just forego the four years of effort and write a check for $70k in return for a degree?

A masters is two years, so that's $35k per year. A PhD is 4-10 years, so that's 17.5k-7k per year.

It's starting to sound like a good investment!

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Re:Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees? by JoshM33k on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @09:48AM (#10122785)

I wonder what kind of entry level positions you could score with a bought-and-paid-for honorary degree?

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Re:Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees? by jamesfe on Friday August 28, 2015 @07:42AM (#10134855)

If I were the kind to actually enact this plan, I'd be the kind to forget my degree was honorary on my resume.

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