Dr. Francis has received 39 honorary degrees from the following colleges and universities:

HONORARY DEGREES

  • Villanova University (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Education, 1969
  • College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), Doctor of Laws, 1969
  • Seton Hall University (New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1969
  • St. Michael’s College (Vermont), Doctor of Laws, 1972
  • Marquette University (Wisconsin), Doctor of Laws, 1977
  • St. Peter’s College (New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1977
  • Tulane University (Louisiana), Doctor of Laws, 1980
  • Loyola University (Louisiana), Doctor of Laws, 1982
  • Hamline University (Minnesota), Doctor of Laws, 1983
  • University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Laws, 1983
  • Miami University (Ohio), Doctor of Laws, 1985
  • The Catholic University of America (District of Columbia), Doctor of Laws,1986
  • Hunter College (New York), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
  • St. Vincent College (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
  • University of Notre Dame (Indiana), Doctor of Laws, 1988
  • Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
  • Drexel University (Pennsylvania), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1990
  • New York Medical College (New York), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1992
  • Rutgers University (New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1993
  • University of Portland (Oregon), Doctor of Laws, 1994
  • Wheelock College (Massachusetts), Doctor of Education, 1995
  • Notre Dame Seminary (New Orleans), Doctor of Letters, 1995
  • Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH), Doctor of Humanities, 1998
  • Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, LA), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1998
  • Felician College (Lodi, New Jersey), Doctor of Humane Letters, 1998
  • Rust College (Holly Springs, MS), Doctor of Humane Letters, 2003
  • University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN), Doctor of Humane Letters, 2003
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Doctor of Laws, 2003
  • Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), Doctor of Laws, 2004
  • Boston College (Boston, MA), Doctor of Humane Letters, 2005
  • St. Xavier University (Chicago, IL), Doctor of Humane Letters, Dec. 2005
  • Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA), Doctor of Laws, May 2006
  • Loras College (Dubuque, IA) Doctor of Letters, May 2006
  • University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN) Doctor of Humanities, May 2006
  • College of New Rochelle (New Rochelle, NY) Doctor of Humane Letters, May 2006
  • St. John’s University (Queens, NY) Doctorate of Sacred Theology, May 2007
  • Brown University (Providence, RI) Doctor of Laws, May 2007
  • University of Louisiana-Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) Doctor of Humane Letters, May 2007
  • University of Miami (Miami, FL) Doctor of Humane Letters, May 2008
  • Georgetown University (N.W., Washington D.C.) Doctor of Laws, March 2015
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