Here is a diploma pic of a 1768 Bachelor of Medicine degree from the Univ.of Pennsylvania. You will enjoy the Latin translation. Obvious times have changed as this diploma states that the degree recipient is a "well-equipped and talented Man" http://www.archives.upenn.edu/img/mscol/upp/tiltondiploma.html John
The University of Puerto Rico, when you graduate, they give you a Diploma in Latin with the translation. This is done even today!
A friend's JD from Georgetown University is in Latin with a translation pasted on the back. What's funnier to me is that it says "Greetings in the Name of Our Lord" when he is Jewish... Nosborne, JD
Latin Diplomas One way to tell if a degree diploma from Harvard is real is that they all are in Latin, (this includes the Liberal Arts degree from the Extention School which offers DL). Although I do wonder about the diplomas from Harvard's certificate programs. I attened the Executive Leadership Program at the JFK School of Government, and it is in English, (it's much shorter and less expensive than the fellows programs). Are there any alumni from HBS or JFK who have attended the BIG fellows programs out there who could tell us about their diplomas? And if so, where did you come up with the twelve to twenty-six grand to pay for it? (The program I mean). Veritas, Michael
Re: Latin Diplomas \ For a very brief stint the Harvard diploma was in English but it raised quite the controversy. http://www.harvardmagazine.com/archive/01ja/ja01_jhj_13.html John
Yes, there are still many schools that award the Latin diploma. What I find interesting is the verbage of the attestations on the diploma. In comparison our modern diplomas seem a bit dry. John
I have an MPA (master of public administration) from the K-school at Harvard and my diploma is in English. I don’t know about the rest of the graduate schools – but I assume that most are probably in English too.
