The vote by regents comes days after Wilkes University in Pennsylvania revoked an honorary degree it granted Cosby in 2004.
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That has kicked off a wave of colleges revoking honorary degrees from the comedian.
It gave Cosby the degree in recognition of his achievements in education and entertainment and for his activism for social justice and civil rights.
In a statement, Brown president Christina Paxson said: “It has become clear, by his own admission in legal depositions that became public this summer, that Cosby has engaged in conduct with women that is contrary to the values of Brown and the qualities for which he was honoured by the university in 1985”.
Yale University took no action regarding Cosby’s honors despite an online petition signed by about 200 members of the Yale community asking the university’s president to rescind the honors Cosby received in 2003.
A few schools say they do not want to condemn in the court of public opinion a man who has never been found guilty in a court of law, or even charged with a crime.
Snow said that numerous women who participated sensed an opportunity to educate others about the need to talk forthrightly about sexual assault. A proposal to rescind Cosby’s honorary degree at John Jay is now under consideration, according to The New York Times.
In July, President Obama said there was no way to revoke Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom because of sexual misconduct allegations.
A judge has denied Bill Cosby’s request to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him, paving the way for the embattled comedian to be deposed on Friday.
A spokesman for Cosby, David Brokaw, declined to discuss the issue of his honorary degrees.
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We may not have to wait for all 60, since a few institutions, like Boston University and Yale, are standing by their original decisions.
