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ERIC Number: EJ504377
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
Tributes and Tokens: The Record of Honorary Degrees for Blacks.
Cross, Theodore
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n6 p70-71 Win 1994-95
Examines the historical record of blacks receiving honorary degrees through the following stages: total exclusion; institutional tokenism; and genuine recognition of merit and achievement. Honorary degrees awarded between 1952 and 1994 by Harvard, Yale, and Princeton universities are listed. (GR)
Descriptors: Awards, Blacks, Higher Education, History, Postsecondary Education, Professional Recognition, Tokenism
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Honorary Degrees; Ivy League Colleges