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Velasco's wife, a teacher who earned her doctorate alongside him, pushed him to change his approach.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Millikin University in 1996 awarded Bae an honorary doctorate in science.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Faye Julian earned the first doctorate from what was then called the College of Communications at the University of Tennessee.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Students will graduate with a doctorate of medicine which preps them to become physicians.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Millikin University in 1996 awarded Bae an honorary doctorate in science.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Faye Julian earned the first doctorate from what was then called the College of Communications at the University of Tennessee.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Students will graduate with a doctorate of medicine which preps them to become physicians.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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