A doctorate is usually the most advanced degree someone can get in an academic discipline, higher education experts say.

The fall 2023 Doctoral Graduation and Hooding Ceremony will take place 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, Lee Hall's historic Bettersworth Auditorium. This event is by invitation only for doctoral graduates, ...

Qusay Hussein has dedicated his life to advocating for refugees, marginalized people and those with disabilities. For almost a decade, he chose to drive that change at the University of Texas. Hussein ...

Mississippi State University is excited to announce the inception of a doctoral graduation and hooding ceremony each fall and spring semester. This new event, hosted by the Graduate School in ...

Usher Raymond IV is officially a doctor—an honorary one, at least! Dressed in the school’s blue and gold garb, the 46-year-old R&B icon received an honorary doctorate during Emory University’s ...

The English and Comparative Literature doctoral program plans to both expand its standard graduation timeline and decrease its size, raising questions among doctoral students in the program about how ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida is awarding posthumous doctoral degrees to Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, two 27-year-old doctoral students who were killed in April. They will be among 8 ...