Historical clue formulations

• Summa cum ___ — 2025-11-30
• Degree word — 2022-09-24
• Summa cum ___ ("with highest praise") — 2022-07-25
• Summa cum ___ — 2021-04-26
• Graduate's "honor" — 2019-10-27
• Summa cum ___ — 2019-08-26
• Summa cum ___ — 2018-04-03
• Summa cum ___ — 2015-07-20
• Cum ___ — 2013-09-22
• Honor at graduation? — 2013-08-18
• Honor, on a diploma — 2010-11-30
• Praise for Nero? — 2009-03-07
• Diploma word — 2008-06-07
• See 57-Across — 2007-04-24
• Magna cum ___ — 2006-04-10
• Honor, in academe — 2004-02-25
• Summa cum ___ — 1999-07-27
• Summa cum ___ — 1999-02-08
• Honors word — 1995-12-27
• Magna cum ___ — 1994-11-09
• Diploma word — 1993-12-23