{"id":1954537,"date":"2026-05-25T15:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1954537"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:52:28","slug":"chris-brown-receives-honorary-phd-from-harvest-christian-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1954537","title":{"rendered":"Chris Brown Receives Honorary PhD from Harvest Christian University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/P103YR5M-e1778170466703.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"a-content lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-a-glue-parent a-font-body-m u-font-size-19\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<div class=\"trinityAudioPlaceholder\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140328\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/h3>\n<div id=\"connatix-contextual-player\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tChris Brown has officially added \u201cDr.\u201d to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Saturday (May 23), the 37-year-old R&amp;B star revealed that he received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in Visual &amp; Performing Arts from Harvest Christian University, a private faith-based school in Dallas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P103R858-e1770246287956.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Chris Brown at the Louis Vuitton Men\u2019s Fall\/Winter 2026 fashion show as part of Paris Men\u2019s Fashion Week held at Fondation Louis Vuitton on January 20, 2026 in Paris, France.\" height width><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSuspect Taken Into Custody in Shooting Near Chris Brown\u2019s L.A.\u00a0Home\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/P1040HI7-e1778251277698.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Chris Brown\" height width><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tChris Brown\u2019s \u2018BROWN\u2019 Album: All 27 Tracks\u00a0Ranked\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2223881255-e1768261429421.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Chris Brown\" height width><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tChris Brown Claps Back at \u2018Brown\u2019 Album Critics: \u2018Go Listen to Motherf\u2013king Zara\u00a0Larsson\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI DID A THING!\u201d Brown captioned an Instagram photo of himself holding the honorary degree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the snapshot, the \u201cIt Depends\u201d singer flashes a proud smile while holding up the certificate and wearing black-and-purple graduation regalia, with a medal draped around his neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tElsewhere in the post, Breezy gave fans a closer look at the honorary degree and also shared a photo of himself receiving the honor during a ceremony at Harvest Christian University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz \" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang \" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div class=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" data-priority=\"11\">\n<div id=\"gpt-dsk-tab-ros-midarticle1-uid0\" class=\" adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe honor comes during a busy month for the singer, who has also been responding to criticism surrounding his latest album, <em>Brown<\/em>. In mid-May, Brown addressed critics on Instagram Stories, writing, \u201cTeam Breezy, I know people want me to get on here and, you know, say some sad s\u2014t, but f\u2014k that. We kickin\u2019 they a\u2014, God damn it! We ain\u2019t letting up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe added, \u201cI\u2019ma keep my foot on they neck and we ain\u2019t stopping. You heard me? We doing this motherf\u2014ker. Tour, more s\u2014t to come. I\u2019m not gon\u2019 tell you what\u2019s more to come, but it\u2019s coming, at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter a particularly harsh review from <em>Pitchfork<\/em>, CB also responded, writing, \u201cI don\u2019t give a f\u2014k what these n\u2014as is talkin\u2019 about. I know exactly who my fans is and I know exactly who hearing this album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Brown<\/em>, his 12th studio album, was released on May 8. 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On Saturday (May 23), the 37-year-old R&amp;B star revealed that he received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in Visual &amp; Performing Arts from Harvest Christian University, a private faith-based school in Dallas. 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