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The Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received an honorary doctorate from the prestigious Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. 
Journalists report that the novel born novelist and non-fiction writer shared photos of the ceremony of honor. She has been among the few recipients of the honorary degree from the university and they have all been described as "people who make changes in the world in a very broad way."
The President of the University Duke, Vincent E. Price, had earlier in March confirmed that the author "Americanah" was on the list of beneficiaries.
Adichie received the award alongside Marry Bara, President of General Motors, Phil Freelon, Principal Architect of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Other Recipients: The former Mayor of Durham, William Bell, Dr. William Kaelin, Professor of Medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Russell M. Robinson II, attorney, leader of the community and philanthropist.
The honor has further enriched the richly decorated Adichie hat lately.
Earlier in March, his book Americanah "was recognized as one of 15 remarkable books by women shaping the way fiction was written and read in the 21st century. .
Adichie had been featured separately in The New York Times, including being part of the magazine's "Greats" list in 2017.
In 2008 she was awarded a Mcarthur Genius Fellowship and was featured in the Literary Supplement The Times as "the most important" of a procession of young English writers acclaimed by criticism, among other recognitions.
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