Find our latest instalment of BrieflySpeaking No. 34 titled Honorary Degrees and Professorships and the Inappropriate Use of Academic Titles. Academic titles carry special meanings to people in academic environments. They signify academic achievement and authority, as well as academic roles and/or ranks. The use of academic titles among people in academia serves the purpose of demonstrating their mutual recognition and respect for one another’s academic achievements, for the roles they play, and for their ranks in the academic hierarchy or career ladder. The practice of conferring honorary degrees and professorships, and the consequent insistence to use academic titles by some among the conferees of such honorary degrees and professorships, has raised questions about the sanctity of the academic titles. Access and download the full publication here: BrieflySpeaking No. 34 Honorary Degrees and Professorships and the Inappropriate Use of Academic Titles