I think that it is perfectly fair for the College to choose who they give their honorary degrees to. It is their call and no one "diserves" an honorary degree. That's like saying it's unfair that someone said they'd give you something for free but changed their minds.

Actually, I have to agree with another poster who said that honorary degrees shouldn't be given out in the first place because it belittles the work done by those who actually worked for a real degree.

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