Chapter 703 Obtaining a Doctoral Degree
Just two days ago, Fang Minghua suddenly received a call from Liu Jianjun, Vice President of Western University.
"Minghua, after research, our school's academic degree committee has decided to issue you a doctoral degree certificate after the semester starts in September. The official letter will be sent soon. I will call you in advance to talk about it."
< br>"What, Doctor?" Fang Minghua was very surprised. "I don't even have a bachelor's degree now, how can I get a doctorate? Besides, I haven't even written a graduation thesis."
Liu Jianjun laughed on the other end of the phone: "That's not a big deal. As for the graduation thesis, you Weren’t there three academic articles published in the literary journal recently? I think that’s very good! You can combine them into one and use it as your graduation thesis!”
"This"
"Minghua, I'm going to retire soon. I can't keep my promise to you!" Liu Jianjun said again.
Liu Jianjun did say this.
That was still in 1989. Liu Jianjun hired Fang Minghua as a visiting professor at Western University in the name of the school, mainly to give lectures to the writers class at that time.
Fang Minghua smiled and said that he only had a correspondence college diploma. How could he be a professor and give lectures to students in other people's master's classes?
Liu Jianjun immediately said that this is easy to handle and will give you a diploma.
Fang Minghua was just talking. In the end, he went to Western University to give lectures to the writers class. Later, after the students in the writer class graduated, Fang Minghua still held the title of visiting professor of Western University, and occasionally went to Western University to lecture to graduate classes. Literary theory, but the diploma was never mentioned again.
Several years have passed, but Liu Jianjun suddenly called and mentioned this matter.
“Minghua, originally the leaders of our school wanted to grant you the title of honorary doctorate in view of your contribution to the field of literature and to our Western University. Later, they simply awarded you a doctorate directly. It is estimated that the honorary doctorate will be awarded to you in the future. Other universities will award it to you, but how can a real doctorate like this be valuable? "
"As for your thesis, you write it and give it to me, and I will act as your tutor. Unexpectedly, I, Liu Jianjun, am approaching retirement. And I took in such a powerful closed-door disciple, haha.”
Fang Minghua expressed his gratitude repeatedly after hearing this.
When Song Tangtang came back from work in the evening, Fang Minghua told this matter. Song Tangtang was happy and envious after hearing it.
My husband turned out to be a doctor! But I am still a correspondence college student.
Failure to go to college has become a lifelong regret for her.
“Hey, I’ve been like this all my life. My hope can only be pinned on my two children. I hope they can get into a good university. I won’t talk about Tsinghua University, Yan University, I can get into Jiaotong University and Fudan University. I'm satisfied." Song Tangtang sighed.
Huh?
Lower your expectations?
It’s hard to talk about my son for the time being, but my daughter’s current academic performance is enough.
Of course, Fang Minghua cannot break his mouth at this time.
Since Western University was going to grant him a doctorate, Fang Minghua couldn't be careless about the thesis. He organized and processed the three articles that had been published recently into a graduation thesis, and drove it to Liu Jianjun in person.
When the semester just started in early September, the Western University Academic Degrees Committee organized a thesis defense for Fang Minghua. After successfully passing the defense, there was a doctoral degree awarding ceremony.
Today is September 20th, the sun is shining, cloudless, and the birds are singing. Fang Minghua is wearing a suit and tie. He drives to the gate of Western University, parks the car on the street and walks into the campus.
Today is the degree awarding ceremony for the 95th class of doctoral students at Northwest University. Fang Minghua and a total of 42 other doctoral students from different departments received their doctorate degrees.
The degree awarding ceremony was held in the West Grand Auditorium. In addition to the graduated doctoral students, there were also doctoral and master students who had not yet graduated. As arranged, Fang Minghua put on a black and red academic robe and a academic cap. The red tassel hung in the middle of the front right side of the academic cap. Everyone sat in the front row of the auditorium, waiting to go on stage.
Fang Minghua still felt a little excited.
Soon, a group of senior professors wearing red academic uniforms and known as "walking references" came on stage one after another. They were all senior professors such as the chairman and members of the degree evaluation committee. of applause.
The degree awarding ceremony began. The doctoral students and others came to the stage one after another. After bowing, they took the degree certificates from the hands of the committee members, and the venue burst into warm applause.
The value of a doctorate in the 1990s was still very high, and the masters in the audience looked at him with envy.
When Fang Minghua came on stage, he straightened his clothes and strode towards the podium, and there was a murmur in the audience.
"Hey, who is he? Which department is he from? Why have I never seen him in school? Sitting in front is a doctoral student from the Chinese Department. A boy whispered to the classmate next to him.
"He You don’t even know? Minghua, who is famous in the literary world, luckily you are still majoring in Chinese! "The short boy next to him looked contemptuous.
"Is it him? I almost didn't recognize him. How could he get a doctorate from our school? "This boy named Hu Yong is a little strange.
"Doctor of Literature. If he is not qualified, which of the PhDs in your Chinese Department is qualified? ! "
"This is the same, but at least come to the class, right? Do you want to write a graduation thesis? Can't the rules be broken? "Hu Yong was a little unconvinced.
"Attend the lecture?" The short student immediately showed a mocking tone: "Hu Yong, I remember you attended his lecture last semester, right? I can teach a doctoral student like you, but I still need to come and attend the lecture with you? !”
“Then at least you have to defend your graduation thesis?” Hu Yong persisted in his final stubbornness.
"Thesis? Minghua has published so many articles on literary theory over the years, and a doctoral thesis is more than enough!"
"You two "Stop arguing, Minghua wrote his graduation thesis, which was about the "Humanistic Spiritual Discussion" academic theory published in his literary journal not long ago, and the thesis defense was unanimously passed!" a girl next to him said in a low voice.
Hu Yong stopped talking
He is engaged in literary theory, so why doesn't he know the value of those three articles?
A very complete and systematic explanation of the nature, significance, and problems that need to be solved of discussions on the humanistic spirit, etc. As a result, the group of young scholars in Shencheng who danced very happily also fell silent.
The people below were whispering, and the ceremony on the stage was going on.
The person who awarded him the degree certificate happened to be Liu Jianjun.
Fang Minghua bowed to him in a standard manner, then bowed his head slightly. Liu Jianhua moved the tassel from the right front side of the hat brim to the middle left front side, let it hang down naturally, and then handed the degree certificate to him with both hands with a smile on his face.
Fang Minghua stretched out his hands to take the degree certificate, and then shook hands with Liu Jianjun.
"Haha, Minghua, my last wish has been fulfilled, and I can finally retire with peace of mind." Liu Jianjun said with a smile.
"Thank you, Principal Liu." Fang Minghua expressed his sincere gratitude.
(End of this chapter)