Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet...
Honorary degrees are the best degrees going: they cost nothing and require absolutely no study. The point of them, however, remains a mystery, especially when handed down to the likes of Kermit the...
of Kermit the Frog, one of Henson's most famous creations.... He received his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia... Scott retired from teaching to pursue a master's degree in social work...
the degree. For example, in 1996 Southampton College awarded Kermit the Frog an honorary "doctorate of Amphibious Letters" in recognition for his contribution to children's education....
The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the academic institution or no previous...
Longtime Muppets performer Matt Vogel has been announced as the new voice of Kermit the Frog, taking over from actor Steve Whitmire, who voiced the popular Muppet for 27 years.
Kermit the Frog has one along with a bumper brigade of athletes, actors and high-flying financiers. Lisa Mitchell finds out what it takes to get an honorary degree. At 22, law student Marta Russo did not have time to distinguish herself in her chosen field, but the University of Rome gave her an honorary doctorate of jurisprudence in 1997 - because she was murdered on campus. Billy Joel never finished high school but is now a doctor, as is Bob Dylan, who arrived more than halfway through his con...
Webster University alumnus Matt Vogel, who is the performer behind Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, and more than a dozen other Muppets on “Sesame Street” and numerous films and television programs, will...
Ed Sheeran returned to his home county to receive an honorary doctorate from University Campus Suffolk ; Almost 1,000 honorary degrees were given out by universities across England in 2014 ; Ryan Giggs donned graduation robes alongside students
Kermit the Frog, arguably Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, was the star and host of The Muppet Show, played a significant role on Sesame Street, and served as the logo of The Jim Henson Co...