Brown University rescinds Bill Cosby’s honorary degree

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Brown University has decided to revoke Bill Cosby’s honorary degree.
According to the university, Cosby was given an honorary doctorate of humane letters in May of 1985.
When he received the degree, Cosby was honored for “his ability to integrate [his] personal character into fictional personae that simulate real life while embracing such cherished American values as honesty, fair play, love of family, and respect for humanity,” Christina Paxson,