Knox College

...for British universities. 4. An honorary degree may spur student interest in the school and in the graduation ceremonies, such as when Knox College awarded Stephen Colbert an honorary degree in 2006. Keep in mind that current students...

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...truthiness won by a five-to-one margin. In June 2006, after speaking at the school's commencement ceremony, Colbert received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Knox College . ''Time '' named Stephen Colbert as one of the...

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...the same honor on Bill Clinton. A faux feud erupted; Knox College President Roger Taylor finally offered to go on Colbert's show to explain the difference between Colbert's degree and Clinton's. And, in his commencement speech, Clinton...

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...some cases, there are too many people logging on. In 2005, the number of viewers trying to watch live video of Sen. Barack Obama's talk at Knox College nearly took down the school's Web site. Comedian Stephen Colbert's 2006 commencement...

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...race for the steepest downward trajectory in the lucrativeness/relevancy of 2008 commencement speakers in the state of Illinois is Knox College, straight outta Galesburg: the trifecta of Barack Obama (2005), Stephen Colbert (2006), and Bill...

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...Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas who claimed to be a "Doctor of Journalism". Stephen Colbert received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Knox College in 2006. Since then, the credits of The Colbert Report jokingly refer to him as "Dr....

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...and Princeton got Chevy Chase, Jon Stewart and Jerry Seinfeld. The comedy coup of this spring belongs to Knox College in Illinois, which lured Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert. He was nominated by students, invited by Knox President Roger...

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...Colbert, who plays a caricature of a conservative pundit on his show. Knox College President Roger Taylor said Wednesday that Colbert has nothing to worry about. "You were awarded an honorary doctorate of fine arts, in recognition of...

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