Joining several other universities, Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina revoked Bill Cosby's honorary doctorate degree in light of the comedian's sexual assault conviction, reports WCBD news.
MUSC awarded Mr. Cosby an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 1993. The university's board of trustees voted May 18 to rescind the honor after a jury convicted Mr. Cosby April 26 of drugging and molesting an employee of Philadelphia-based Temple University.
Before the verdict, 20 colleges across the U.S. revoked Mr. Cosby's honorary degree over the allegations. Other universities, including Temple University and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, took back their degrees after his conviction.