Nigerian author and story teller, Chimamanda Adichie, has been honored with the ‘Doctor of Letters’ degree at the University of Edinburgh Scotland, United Kingdom.
The honorary doctorate degree was presented to Chimamanda by the university’s Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, at a special ceremony at the school’s St Cecilia’s Hall – Scotland’s oldest concert hall.
At the ceremony, O’Shea said that the award was given in recognition of Ms. Adichie’s achievements as an author and public intellectual.
“It is lovely to be in this place, which is hallowed. I feel very fortunate to be included among the people who have been honored with a degree from this university,” Adichie said.
Proposing Adichie for the award of the degree was Dr. Barbara Bompani, Director of the Centre of African Studies, who said there are many stories of the influence that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s work has had on the lives, thoughts, and creativity of others.
According to Dr. Bompani, Chimamanda, through her writing, advocacy, and public engagement, “inspires all of us to better understand our own, and other peoples’ stories.”
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