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During last week's Commencement, we decided to check out the Harvard University Archives to unearth a few theses (alas, we couldn't get a hold of any Radcliffe ones there) written by future movers and shakers while they were just lowly undergraduates...
Renée C. Fox, who received her doctorate in sociology from Harvard in 1954, received an honorary doctor of law. Fox was a visiting lecturer at Harvard's social relations department before joining the University of Pennsylvania's sociology department...
...Harvard Medical School Pediatrics Professor David G. Nathan '51 received an honorary doctor of science. Nathan served as a physician-in-chief at the Children's Hospital and president of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is a 1955 graduate of the Medical School...
Philosopher Thomas Nagel was awarded an honorary doctor of laws. Nagel, who received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1963 and studied under philosopher John Rawls, is currently a professor of philosophy and law at New York University...
Onora O'Neill, who was awarded a doctor of laws, was also a student of Rawls. The Northern Ireland native received her doctorate in philosophy at Harvard in 1969, and her philosophical work covers issues of trust, consent, and respect for autonomy in medical decision-making...