Fashion Institute of Technology Students Pressure School to Rescind Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree

[videowaywire video_id=”28A07E54931B20F5″]

Bill Cosby walks through the Montgomery County Courthouse for day fourteen of his sexual assault retrial, as the jury deliberates for the second day, on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Bill Cosby walks through the Montgomery County Courthouse for day fourteen of his sexual assault retrial, as the jury deliberates for the second day, on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

*Following an outcry from students and alumni, Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology said Monday it is recommending that the honorary degree it bestowed on Bill Cosby be snatched back.

FIT President Dr. Joyce Brown said in a letter to students that she is recommending to SUNY’s board of trustees, which oversees the school, that the special recognition FIT gave Cosby in 2000 at Radio City Music Hall be permanently voided in the wake of his recent sexual assault conviction.

“The degree was offered in recognition of his professional accomplishments and long before allegations regarding his sexual misconduct were known,” Brown wrote, according to Page Six.

Brown noted that the revocation would mark the first time that FIT has pulled an honorary degree.

“However, Mr. Cosby’s criminal and inexcusable behavior proves him to be unworthy of this recognition,” the letter read.

Students and alumni demanded that the school yank Cosby’s degree and ripped administrators for failing to do so immediately after he was found guilty.

We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to Our Newsletter Now!

Matthew Lawrence and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas
Jalen Hurts - Getty
Delta plane that flipped over - screenshot
The Residence
K-Ci Hailey
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul - GettyImages
Zero Day/Robert De Niro
Ulta Beauty logo
Lil Wayne - Depositphotos
Cherelle Parker - screenshot
Read More
Kanye West and Bianca Censori on Grammy Red Carpet - screenshot
Read More
Beyond the Gates
Read More
Damon Wayans
Read More
Denzel Washington - Gladiator II
Read More
Learjet after crashing - via Grok AI
Read More
Sunny Hostin
Read More
Amtrak
Read More
Will Smith (AI character from 'I Am Legend 2'
Read More
Bevelyn Beatty Williams
Read More

POPULAR

Beyond the Gates
CBS to Air Special on New Daytime Soap Opera 'Beyond The Gates'
Taco Bell customer and security guard who slapped her
Crunch Slap Supreme: Taco Bell Security Guard Caught Brutally Slapping Black Woman in Viral Video | WATCH
Raising Kanan Fourth Season
New Trailer for 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan' Hints at Intense Season 4 | Watch
Irv Gotti - Getty
Irv Gotti's Family Expects a Packed Church for His Funeral at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral
Onijah Andrew Robinson
Black American Woman Returns to New York After Bizarre Ordeal in Pakistan | Video
Serena Williams - via screenshot
Serena Williams Reveals Kendrick Lamar Requested Her Crip Walk Performance - That's it. No 'Git Back' at Drake
Kendrick Lamar (Getty Images - CNN Newsource)
Who is Worthy to Follow Up Kendrick Lamar At 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Taco Bell customer and security guard who slapped her
LA African American Leaders Call for Justice Following Slap Attack on Black Woman at Taco Bell Cantina - Presser Called for 5pm Today!
Emotional couple
12 Common Phrases that Signal Emotional Immaturity