21.   Anna Quindlen will not become the third member of her family to receive an honorary degree from Villanova University after all.

22.   Another adviser, Rep. Lindsey O. Graham, R-S.C., received an honorary degree from the college.

23.   At Chulalongkorn University, named for a past king, Clinton received an honorary degree in economics.

24.   Bernays was also a philanthropist, served on numerous boards and committees in various fields, and received honorary degrees and many awards for his work.

25.   Bertone, who attended only grade school, held honorary degrees in engineering from the Turin Polytechnic and the University of California at Pasadena.

26.   Beverly Sills, the president of Lincoln Center, who also got an honorary degree, refrained because of a broken toe.

27.   Billy Joel was one of three people who on Sunday were bestowed honorary doctoral degrees by Hofstra University in Hempstead.

28.   A few weeks ago, Bueche and Bridget went to Briarcliffe College, which was giving Bueche a posthumous honorary degree.

29.   A graduate of Trinity College in Washington, D.C., Black holds six honorary degrees.

30.   Albright, who received an honorary degree from Harvard, did not comment on the Weld issue while in Cambridge.