Honorable degree for dishonorable actions?
(02/13/12 5:00am)
On Jan. 24, The Chronicle reported that Duke will award an honorary degree to Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, at May’s commencement. When the Academic Council and Board of Trustees made this decision, Brinker seemed like a worthy candidate. In a controversial decision, however, The Komen Foundation withdrew its support from Planned Parenthood’s breast health, calling Brinker’s candidacy for this award into question.