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*It took a while, but Yale opted to wait for a guilty verdict before rescinding the honorary degree it had bestowed upon Bill Cosby in 2003, marking the first time in the school’s 300 year history that it has made such a move.
The Ivy League school presented Cosby with his honorary degree in 2003. However, after the 80-year-old was found guilty last week of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand, Yale decided to withdraw the honor.
“The decision is based on a court record providing clear and convincing evidence of conduct that violates fundamental standards of decency shared by all members of the Yale community, conduct that was unknown to the board at the time the degree was awarded,” Yale said in a statement. “The board took this decision following Mr. Cosby’s criminal conviction after he was afforded due process.
“Yale is committed to both the elimination of sexual misconduct and the adherence to due process. We reaffirm that commitment with our action today.”
Yale is the latest university to revoke Cosby’s honorary degree – following Temple University, Cosby’s alma mater, Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Mellon University.
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