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After earning his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees, Geeslin served as superintendent there until retiring in 2025.
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
The month prior, Abu Dhabi’s AI university bestowed its inaugural honorary doctorate on the founder.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
His mother received her master’s degree and his father did doctorate coursework in economics at the university.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Charlie is a British museum director who earned his art history doctorate from Tufts University and oversees the Cambridge Art Museum.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
The month prior, Abu Dhabi’s AI university bestowed its inaugural honorary doctorate on the founder.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
His mother received her master’s degree and his father did doctorate coursework in economics at the university.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Charlie is a British museum director who earned his art history doctorate from Tufts University and oversees the Cambridge Art Museum.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 13 Feb. 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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