[PGACPA]

it concerns me when someone claims educational accolades yet cannot substantiate them.
a tenured professor has a lifetime appointment until retirement, except for dismissal with "due cause". the reason for the existence of such a privileged position is the principle of academic freedom, which holds that it is beneficial for state, society and academy in the long run if learned persons are free to examine, hold, and advance controversial views without fear of losing their jobs. tenure allows professors to engage in current political or other controversies.
"matriculation", however, can refer to mere enrollment or registration as a student at a university or college by a student intending to earn a degree, an event which involves only paperwork and is often handled by mail or online. a university might make a distinction between "matriculated students," who are actually accumulating credits toward a degree, and a relative few "non-matriculated students" who may be "auditing" courses or taking classes without receiving credits.
so then bruce, care to elaborate?