French philosopher Jacques Derrida, Israeli poet, author and journalist Haim Guri, and American human rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman are among nine distinguished figures from Israel and abroad who will receive honorary doctor of philosophy degrees Sunday, May 25, at the annual convocation ceremony of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The convocation opens the 66th meeting of the university’s Board of Governors.
Others who will receive the degrees are U.S. scientists Dr. William Paul and Prof. John Bahcall; and community leaders Stephen Lipper of Canada, Keith Sachs and Kenneth Stein of the U.S., and Ariel Elia of Belgium.