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J.K. Rowling to Receive Honorary Degree

Posted by: Kristin

July 08, 2004, 04:39 AM

J.K. Rowling will receive an honorary degree ("doctor honoris causa") from Edinburgh University today.
Her response to the announcement, which was made in February, was "I am delighted and honoured to be receiving an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh, my adopted home city.”

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