Smith College, which presents itself as a women’s college, just granted an honorary degree to a man, and not just any man, but one of the most influential campaigners against women’s rights.
Yes, in a piece of fresh Orwellian insanity, a women’s college granted an honorary degree to Rachel Levine, a man who has fathered children and who has weaponized his medical position as a doctor to attack fairness in women’s sports, privacy in women’s intimate settings, and a generation’s ability to have children.
Levine received the honorary degree at the Smith College commencement Sunday.
To be sure, Smith College’s eligibility requirements for an honorary degree leave open the possibility of awarding men.
“The college will consider women who are exemplars of excellence in a wide range of fields, both academic and non-academic,” the criteria state. “The…
