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No Degree for Obama? Your Thoughts...

Posted by cko20 • 4/12/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: asu, news, obama

Arizona State University decided to not give President Obama an honorary degree when he gives the commencement speach next month.

University spokeswoman Sharon Keeler told The Associated Press on Wednesday that ASU's practice was to give honorary degrees to people who had a body of work and had been in their positions for a long time. "His body of work is yet to come. That's why we're not recognizing him with a degree at the beginning of his presidency," Keeler said.

Because of the backlash, the University has decided, instead, to name a scholarship for him.

Do you agree with their stance on not giving Obama an honorary degree, or do you think it's disrespectful, etc.? Your thoughts...

User Comments

4/12/09

siralmo

well thats stupid... why would you offer something and then take it away

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4/12/09

MrCheeseburger

Wait, so now you can get an associates, bachelors, masters, doctorate, and Obama?

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1. 4/12/09
  
  deoangel
  
  lol
2. 4/12/09
  
  TonyB
  
  Obama no cheese please
4/12/09

busylizzy

What an embarrassment to change their minds. I always thought giving an honorary degree to someone was the college's way to suck up/associate themselves with someone famous. Whether or not they give the degree to him really doesn't change anything for them or for Obama anyway. So, who cares?

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4/12/09

aftercancer

Pathetic, especially when you look at the list of people they've given honorary degrees to in the past. I hope he doesn't shed too many tears on his Harvard Law diploma over this whole thing.

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1. 4/12/09
  
  polybore
  
  Which past honorary degree awards by ASU do you object to?
4/12/09

1brncowco

He was President of his Harvard Senior class. With a degree from Harvard in his back pocket, ASU is the one left looking stupid.
ASU should be grateful and appreciative of Pres. Obama. I think by the time next fall semester rolls around, ASU will be wishing they handled things a little differently.

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4/12/09

Scribblerchick

I think it's disrespectful. He should call in sick that day. He went to Harvard and he got elected PRESIDENT. Hello?!

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4/12/09

polybore

It is entirely up to ASU to whom they may award an Honorary Degree.

Considering the fact that ASU has never awarded an Honorary Degree to any serving, or past, President of the USA polybore can't really see what the fuss is about.

Naming a scholarship after Obama seems entirely appropriate.

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1. 4/13/09
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  I agree 100%, I see no reason to put up a fuss over it.
2. 4/13/09
  
  kat822
  
  Hey endless, how's it going
3. 4/13/09
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  heya Kat! All is well here, just finished a major shoot. How are ya? haha I always just miss you on here
4/13/09

kat822

More power to em, a scholarship is more productive than an honary degree, then again he might need it to fall back on in a few years lol

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