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Gates will receive an honorary degree—his first from the University since leaving Harvard to start a small computer company in 1975.
CORRECTION: The June 6 article "Gates, Summers To Receive Honorary Degrees" incorrectly stated that philosopher Richard M. Rorty would receive an honorary degree from the University. In fact, Rorty was unable to travel to Cambridge to accept the award and did not receive a degree, according to a Harvard spokesman...
In 1975, Bill Gates left the College to develop Microsoft, making him a billionaire—and one of Harvard’s most successful dropouts.
In lieu of the bachelor’s degree he gave up to start his business, Gates will receive an honorary degree from the University during this today’s Commencement ceremony.
After stepping down as Microsoft’s chief executive in 2000, Gates has devoted his energies and wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization that funds health and anti-poverty programs in the developing world.