Bill Cosby Loses His Honorary George Washington University Degree

Bill Cosby's reputation is facing another big setback.
George Washington University says it will rescind the honorary degree the school gave Cosby in 2007, in response to the allegations of sexual assault facing the 78-year-old comedian. Initially, the university said in October that it would not take back the degree, since honorary degrees are conferred in a "moment in time, based on what the university knows about the honoree at that time."
GWU president Steven Knapp explained the change of heart in a letter to students on Monday.

What has particularly moved and impressed me has been the argument that, whatever may ultimately be determined about the guilt or innocence of Mr. Cosby in a court of law, the controversy itself has become a cause of renewed distress for our students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault," Knapp wrote. "That makes this case different, in my considered judgment, from other cases in which the assessment of a degree candidate might be altered by subsequent information or events. I have therefore decided that the university will rescind Mr. Cosby’s honorary degree.