FILE - In this June 2, 2017 file photo, University of Missouri System president Mun Choi speaks at Memorial Union on the Columbia campus in Columbia, Mo. The University is considering whether to revoke an honorary degree it granted to Bill Cosby. The university's Board of Curators will vote Friday June 23, 2017 on a recommendation from system President Mun Choi. He is urging revocation, citing allegations from several women that Cosby sexually assaulted them. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP File)

University of Missouri revokes Cosby’s honorary degree

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has voted unanimously to revoke an honorary degree it granted to Bill Cosby.

University system President Mun Choi recommended that the board strip the comedian of a doctorate in humane letters he received in 1999. Choi cited allegations from several women that Cosby sexually assaulted them. Choi says Cosby’s actions do not reflect the university’s values.

The university said at least 25 other colleges and universities across the country have withdrawn honorary degrees and honours from Cosby since the sexual assault accusations became public.

The Missouri Faculty Council recommended in November 2015 that curators revoke Cosby’s degree.

It was the first time the university has ever revoked an honorary degree.

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