Kerouac will finally get his degree, and a doctorate at that:
The Lowell-born writer who authored Dr. Sax will soon become Dr. Jack.
What he never got in life -- a college sheepskin -- Jack Kerouac will receive next spring, nearly four decades after his death. Kerouac will receive an honorary doctorate of letters degree during the June 2, 2007, commencement ceremony at UMass Lowell.
Though he is widely considered an important American writer, and 1957's On The Road has been embraced by generations of readers around the world, it will be the first time Kerouac has received such an honor from academia.
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