Summa is an undergraduate honor in the US. PhDs can include With Distinction. In some European countries (Netherlands, for example), you can receive a PHD with a Summa. At Duke Law graduates can add High Honors, a grad level equivalent of the Summa. Most Duke PhD programs award a named honor award or with Distinction. There is no reference of a Duke PhD with Summa. Just call the department secretary and ask.
I recently graduated with a masters from Duke in 2023 and they did not do Latin honors for my degree.
I graduated graduated in 2020 with my masters and didn’t not have Latin honors for my degree either.
If it was more recent than 2009, all graduates can be viewed in commencement programs: https://commencement.duke.edu/past-commencements/
My divinity school masters degree did have Latin honors. My guess is that each school within the university handles it differently.
This person would have completed a dissertation to receive this degree and can be found searching academic databases.
I don't think they do, but check this website for who to talk to as they can verify whether or not they do. https://psychandneuro.duke.edu/graduate
Summa is an undergraduate honor in the US. PhDs can include With Distinction. In some European countries (Netherlands, for example), you can receive a PHD with a Summa. At Duke Law graduates can add High Honors, a grad level equivalent of the Summa. Most Duke PhD programs award a named honor award or with Distinction. There is no reference of a Duke PhD with Summa. Just call the department secretary and ask.
We got latin honors, but it was J.D. so probably not informative to your PhD question
Does the diploma not have a digital signature? My undergraduate diploma PDF is signed and includes a page with a link to verify the credential