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Ben Affleck to get honorary degree at Brown University graduation

Academy Award-winning actor and director Ben Affleck is among six artists, writers, scientists and educators selected to receive honorary degrees from Brown University during graduation ceremonies next month.The Ivy League school says Affleck will receive a doctor of fine arts during commencement exercises on May 26. The Massachusetts native directed, produced and starred in "Argo," which won this year's Oscar for Best Picture.Others getting honorary doctorates are author and MIT Professor Junot Diaz; retired Stanford University bacteriologist Stanley Falkow; Tougaloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan; physician and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey; and Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron.By custom, the undergraduate commencement will feature speakers who are members of the graduating class....

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  1. Ben Affleck's absorbing thriller 'Argo' also laugh-out-loud funny; a must-see

    Ben Affleck isn't just a good director, he's a great director and "Argo" is thus far the pinnacle of the Oscar-winning star's career. A gutsy blend of suspense and o...

  2. Ben Affleck Denies Rumors That He Lost $400G in Illegal Poker Game

    Actor Ben Affleck allegedly lost almost half a million dollars in an underground, high-rolling gambling ring, RadarOnline and Star magazine reported Wednesday -- cla...

  3. Ben Affleck's 'Argo' is big winner on Oscar night

    Oscar has a bit of egg on its golden face."Argo" took home the Best Picture award during Sunday night's Academy Awards. The film's director, Ben Affleck, was famousl...

  4. Ben Affleck , Jennifer Garner Expecting Third Child

    Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's family is growing -- representatives for the actors say the couple are expecting their third child.A one-sentence statement release...

  5. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck welcome baby boy, source says

    Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed their third child, a baby boy, Us Weekly reported Tuesday.A source told the magazine the baby was born in Santa Monica,...

  6. Ben Affleck Talks Politics

    This is a partial transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," July 27, 2004 that has been edited for clarity.Watch "The O'Reilly Factor" weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ...

  7. Oscar nominations: 'Lincoln' dominates, Ben Affleck snubbed for directing nod

    The 85th Annual Academy Award nominations are in and, in a predictable turn of events, "Lincoln" took home 12 nods, making it the most nominated of any film. The vis...

  8. Ben Affleck Presses Washington to Play Active Role in Congo Elections

    Oscar-winning actor Ben Affleck spoke emphatically in front of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Tuesday about the many challenges facing the citizens of war-to...

  9. Actor Ben Affleck launches aid group for eastern Congo to help rape victims, child soldiers

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ben Affleck launched a new initiative Monday to raise money and awareness over atrocities committed against women and children during years of ...

  10. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome Second Daughter

    It's another girl for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck .Affleck's spokesman, Shawn Sachs, and Garner's spokeswoman, Leslie Sloane-Zelnik, said Tuesday that Garner gav...

  11. Ben Affleck's 'Argo' to Hit Weekend Box Office

    'Argo' is based on the true story of Latino CIA Agent Tony Mendez, who rescued six Americans hiding out at the Canadian Embassy during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

  12. Ben Affleck enters no spin zone

    Actor discusses new movie, "Argo" based on Iranian hostage crisis

  1. Ben Affleck plans to live on $1.50 per day

    The idea of anyone living on $1.50 a day is shocking. The idea of Oscar winner Ben Affleck doing it is near incomprehensible. But that's exactly what the actor has p...

  2. Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended same high school as Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

    Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly attended the Cambridge Latin and Rindge School, a high school that boasts many famous alumni, including ...

  3. Olympic swim star Missy Franklin turns 18, graduates high school

    Missy Franklin is starting to feel like a grown-up."I don't know where the time went," she said, breaking into a bubbly laugh. "We just went to the bank the other da...

  4. Ben Affleck wins Critics Choice award for "Argo," sticks it to the Oscars

    Despite the widespread critical acclaim generated by political thriller "Argo," which documents the trials and tribulations of the CIA rescue of six U.S. diplomats d...

  5. Ben Affleck won't run for US Senate in Mass.

    Ben Affleck is taking his name off the list of possible candidates for U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat, which would be open if the Democratic senator from Massachusetts ...

  6. Did Ben Affleck's six pack deep six his Oscar for 'Argo'?

    Now that "Argo" has won both the Critics' Choice and Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, there's one question everyone keeps asking.Why on earth ...

  7. Experts: Ben Affleck's best director-winning streak gives Oscars black eye

    Ben Affleck has run the table this awards season for his political thriller "Argo," taking home top directorial honors from every major (and minor) awards show, incl...

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