<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025_Honorary Degree and Peterson Award.html" dsn="news"><title>Franklin Pierce University Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipient and Honorable Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Award</title><item_date>04/02/2025 12:00:00 PM</item_date><author/><image><img src="/Honoree-newsbox-mage2025.png" alt="Pierce and McKim headshots"/></image><image_caption/><thumbnail><img src="/Honoree-newsbox-thumb-2025.png" alt="Pierce and McKim headshots"/></thumbnail><display>true</display><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Events</tag><tag>Featured</tag><tag>Presidents Office</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>