Honorary Doctorate from Yale University

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The Honorary Doctorate from Yale University is a prestigious academic honor conferred by Yale to recognize individuals for exceptional contributions to their fields or to society at large.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic honor
honorary degree
administeredBy Office of the Secretary of Yale University
associatedWithEvent Yale University commencement ceremony
conferralOccasion university-wide ceremonies
conferredBy Yale University
country United States
degreeType honorary
educationLevel doctoral
fieldOfRecognition arts
business
education
humanities
law
philanthropy
public affairs
sciences
governingBody Yale Corporation
grants symbolic academic recognition
hasAcademicTitle Doctor
hasComponent academic regalia at conferral
formal citation
honorary doctoral diploma
hasPrestige high
isAwardedFor contributions to knowledge
distinguished service
outstanding achievement
public service
isDifferentFrom earned doctorate from Yale University
isNonTransferable true
isTimeLimited false
languageOfInstitution English
notEntitleTo automatic alumni status
automatic faculty position
partOf Yale University honors and awards system
purpose recognition of exceptional contributions to a field
recognition of exceptional contributions to society
requires no dissertation
no examinations
no formal coursework
selectionProcess by invitation
decision of Yale Corporation
typicalConferralFrequency annually

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John Singer Sargent
awardReceived

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