Journalist Daniel Louis Schorr received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Commencement in 1975. This is the text of the degree citation.

Minister William Sloane Coffin, Jr. received an honorary Doctor of Divinity at Commencement in 1979. This is the text of the degree citation.

Director-designate of the London School of Economics and Political Science Ralf Dahrendorf received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Commencement in 1974. This is the text of the degree citation.

Sculptor George Warren Rickey received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Commencement in 1977. This is the text of the degree citation.

Actor, director and producer Joseph Papp received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Commencement in 1977. This is the text of the degree citation.