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UPenn scrubs Wynn name, rescind his and Cosby's degrees
Source: Associated Press
UPenn scrubs Wynn name, rescind his and Cosby’s degrees
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
49 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against both men.
The school’s president, Amy Gutmann, and chair of its board of trustees, David Cohen, say in a joint statement that the decision was made after deliberations between deans, faculty, alumni and trustees.
“It is incumbent on all of us to address these issues wherever and whenever we find that they affect our extended community,” they say. Wynn’s name also will be removed from a scholarship fund.
The university said it has been a century since it took away an honorary degree, but “credible” allegations against the men warranted the action.
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
49 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against both men.
The school’s president, Amy Gutmann, and chair of its board of trustees, David Cohen, say in a joint statement that the decision was made after deliberations between deans, faculty, alumni and trustees.
“It is incumbent on all of us to address these issues wherever and whenever we find that they affect our extended community,” they say. Wynn’s name also will be removed from a scholarship fund.
The university said it has been a century since it took away an honorary degree, but “credible” allegations against the men warranted the action.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/62bc72d7f4dd442c843efd0e066d79c7/UPenn-scrubs-Wynn-name,-rescind-his-and-Cosby's-degrees
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Although his is not an honorary degree given....
But I will make sure to personally ask Amy Gutman that on Alumni Weekend in May.....ask her what the definition of "credible" allegations are and ask her if in future it is shown that Trump is a money launderer and traitor who conspired with enemies of the state against our country and obstructed justice, in addition to thinking its okay to grab women by their pussies and has been accused by many women of sexual assault and harassment - if the University has any thoughts on that and might at least make a statement that he is persona non grata?
