George Washington University on Monday joined the growing list of colleges that have rescinded honorary degrees to Bill Cosby, citing the sexual abuse allegations against him. Cosby's lawyers, meanwhile, sought to dismiss the criminal charges against the 78-year-old entertainer in Pennsylvania. George Washington President Steven Knapp shared a letter to the Washington, D.C., school's campus that explained why the university was revoking the degree it bestowed on Cosby in 1997. The announcem...
George Washington University on Monday joined the growing list of colleges that have rescinded honorary degrees to Bill Cosby, citing the sexual abuse allegations against him. Cosby's lawyers, meanwhile, sought to dismiss the criminal charges against the 78-year-old entertainer in Pennsylvania. George Washington President Steven Knapp shared a letter to the Washington, D.C., school's campus that explained why the university was revoking the degree it bestowed on Cosby in 1997. The announcem...
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