Temple Rescinding Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree

PHILADELPHIA – The day after Bill Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault, Temple University officials have agreed to rescind the comedian and Temple alum's honorary degree.

The university issued a statement on the decision Friday, April 27. Cosby was convicted Thursday, April 26.

"Today the Temple University Board of Trustees has accepted the recommendation of the University to rescind the honorary degree," the short statement reads in part.

Cosby, who graduated from the school in 1971 with a bachelor's degree, was given an honorary Doctor of Law degree in 1991 "based on his career achievements," according to the university.

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In the wake of the conviction, other institutions of higher learning are rescinding honorary degrees they have given to the Philadelphia native.

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Those include Carnegie Mellon, Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins.

Philly.com reports numerous other schools have discussed revoking honorary degrees bestowed on Cosby.

Cosby, 80, faces up to 10 years in prison for each count for the conviction, which stemmed a 2004 incident where he drugged and molested a woman at his Montgomery Coutny home. Sentencing is forthcoming.

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