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Honorary degree revocation

The revocation of honorary degrees by universities, often due to conduct deemed incompatible with institutional values.

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Jan 16, 2026

Have universities ever revoked undergraduate degrees for alumni, and what is Wharton's policy on rescinding degrees?

Universities have indeed revoked degrees from alumni—most commonly for academic fraud, plagiarism, or cases where the institution concludes the degree was never legitimately earned—and courts have gen...

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