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After completing her Bachelor's degree and two Master's, Osefo went on to become the first Black woman to obtain a doctorate in Public Affairs-Community Development from Rutgers University (Camden).
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Mothersbaugh also received a doctorate in Humane Letters at Kent State University, his alma mater.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Oxford conferred an honorary doctorate on Franklin in 1762 for his electrical discoveries.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Owens earned his juris doctorate from the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law and is now a partner at NBO Law in Orange County.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Mothersbaugh also received a doctorate in Humane Letters at Kent State University, his alma mater.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Oxford conferred an honorary doctorate on Franklin in 1762 for his electrical discoveries.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət 
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
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