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Murton was teaching at Southern Illinois University and working on a doctorate in criminology when Rockefeller, who wanted an outsider to help reform the state's prison system, called him for help.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Goodness Village is led by Curtis, who has a doctorate in human services and is also a licensed clinical worker.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
According to Loureiro’s faculty page, the professor majored in physics at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2000 and earned a doctorate in physics at Imperial College London, UK, in 2005.
—Alexandra Koch , Greg Wehner , Molly Line, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Natalie was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 1995.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Goodness Village is led by Curtis, who has a doctorate in human services and is also a licensed clinical worker.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
According to Loureiro’s faculty page, the professor majored in physics at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2000 and earned a doctorate in physics at Imperial College London, UK, in 2005.
—Alexandra Koch , Greg Wehner , Molly Line, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Natalie was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 1995.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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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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