Some articles on degree, status:
Privilege (canon Law) - Academic Degrees
... In some instances petitioners sought an academic degree because without one they could not hold a particular office ... and Westminster Abbey were still required to be degree-holders until recent times ... In these cases, conferring the status of a graduate is the granting of a privilege, in that the recipient has received a positive favour not generally enjoyed by most ...
... In some instances petitioners sought an academic degree because without one they could not hold a particular office ... and Westminster Abbey were still required to be degree-holders until recent times ... In these cases, conferring the status of a graduate is the granting of a privilege, in that the recipient has received a positive favour not generally enjoyed by most ...
Famous quotes containing the words status and/or degree:
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—Robin Morgan (b. 1941)
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—Bible: New Testament, 2 Corinthians 3:18.