UNC chancellor to trustees: Revoke Bill Cosby's degree BY JANE STANCILL
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt recommended Wednesday that trustees vote to revoke the honorary degree UNC awarded in 2003 to Bill Cosby, who was recently convicted in a sexual assault case.
"This is the first known time that the University has taken steps to rescind an honorary degree, and we do not take this action lightly," Folt wrote in a statement. "In this case, Cosby's acts were so counter to our campus values that this prestigious honor is no longer appropriate."
She said the trustees are reviewing a recommendation to revoke the degree and will formally vote on the matter at their regular meeting later this month.