Honorary Degree

Courtney Love Gets Her Crazy On In Ireland


Posted on Oct 19, 2011 @ 09:30AM - 1 comment

By Radar Staff

Courtney Love took her crazy act to Europe Tuesday, as the Hole front woman accepted an honorary patronage by an Irish university.

In true Courtney style she left the audience bemused and confused when she took to the stage with a whole plethora of funny faces and gesticulations, and RadarOnline.com has the wacky photos.

Courtney Love took her crazy act to Europe Tuesday, as the Hole front woman accepted an honorary patronage by an Irish university.

In true Courtney style she left the audience bemused and confused when she took to the stage with a whole plethora of funny faces and gesticulations, and RadarOnline.com has the wacky photos.

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The singer was awarded with the Trinity College Philosophical Society’s Honorary Patronage, and posed for pictures and chatted about her life with students.

Courtney – who attended the institute for two semesters as a teenager – joins other famous faces including Bob Geldof, Naomi Campbell, David Hasselhoff and Al Pacino in receiving the honor.

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Congratulations Dr. Winfrey! Oprah Cries As She Receives Honorary Degree


Posted on Jun 24, 2011 @ 01:00PM - 2 comments

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter

She’s one of the richest women in the world and can have anything, so what brought the most powerful woman in Hollywood to tears? An honorary degree from a school that struggled with race relations.

Oprah Winfrey received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from the University of the Free State on Friday in South Africa and the Queen of Media was crying as she was presented with the degree.

She’s one of the richest women in the world and can have anything, so what brought the most powerful woman in Hollywood to tears? An honorary degree from a school that struggled with race relations.

Oprah Winfrey received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from the University of the Free State on Friday in South Africa and the Queen of Media was crying as she was presented with the degree.

Wiping away tears, Oprah smiled as she recalled the changes she has seen in the University. Five years ago four white students made a video humiliating black housekeeping staff in opposition to integration at the school. The students apologized this year after a new black rector Jonathan Jansen called for their forgiveness too.

After she accepted her honorary doctorate Oprah invited the five housekeeping staff members on stage and said they were heroes.

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