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Reilly is a 23-year department veteran who has a doctorate degree in criminal justice.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani held a doctorate in Western philosophy and wrote several books, including one on the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Prager and Keenan had met a few years earlier, when Prager had just left a doctorate program at Harvard.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
The school is planning to launch another bachelor’s degree and two doctorate programs in the future.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani held a doctorate in Western philosophy and wrote several books, including one on the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Prager and Keenan had met a few years earlier, when Prager had just left a doctorate program at Harvard.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
The school is planning to launch another bachelor’s degree and two doctorate programs in the future.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 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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