Are Honorary Degrees disrespectful to those who earned them?

[Loquacious]

Are Honorary Degrees disrespectful to those who earned them?

Do you think they should exist?

 

[Ghost313]

Nah, I feel like it’s a form of pocket watching if you jealous of someone’s honorary degree. Just do you and keep it pushing

 

[mryounggun]

No.

 

[Black_Samson]

Lmao no

Imagine getting mad about something that holds zero value or power.

 

[loud-ninja]

It's like a participation awards kids get casue they not good enough for top 3.

Honorary degree is just a participation award for adults. They wont brag about it around people with a useful degree.

 

[Suckio Andretti]

That’s some hater shit lol

No

 

[BlackRain]

Ain't like the honorary degree actually means anything. So no it doesn't bother me in relation to my degree at all

 

[ImaInfluenza]

Nah, as long was your institution isn’t whoring it out for pub. At least let the person be someone that’s accomplished something admirable.

Like, if I went to The University of Miami and got a degree and they gave one to Plies…I’d feel a way, ima be honest

 

[ZMaKEa]

Yes.

Honorary degrees are a way for colleges to associate with people they seem respectable.

It's branding.

It cheapens the degree and academic institutions as a whole.