© 2025 Western New York Public Broadcasting Association

140 Lower Terrace
Buffalo, NY 14202

Mailing Address:
Horizons Plaza P.O. Box 1263
Buffalo, NY 14240-1263

Buffalo Toronto Public Media | Phone 716-845-7000
WBFO Newsroom | Phone: 716-845-7040
Your NPR Station
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Protect My Public Media

Chicago teen earns doctorate at 17 years old from Arizona State

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Michel Martin. Yesterday, we told you about a graduate who just received her doctorate at Howard University at the age of 83, so today, we thought we'd let you know about another distinguished graduate. Dorothy Jean Tillman II spoke at her commencement earlier this month at Arizona State University - this, after she successfully defended her dissertation to earn her doctorate in integrated behavioral health last December at 17 years old. So what's next - driver's license? It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.