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Pennsylvania's Lehigh University Rescinds Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree

Another Pennsylvania university has rescinded an honorary degree granted to Bill Cosby.

Lehigh University said Wednesday conduct Cosby described in a 2005 deposition is antithetical to its values.

Court documents unsealed in July show the 78-year-old Cosby admitting extramarital relationships with several women, some who accuse him of sexual assault.

Cosby has never been charged with a crime.

Lehigh awarded the honorary degree to Cosby in 2004. It said in a statement that his admitted behavior was "inconsistent with the character and high standards'' expected of honorees.

Several other schools, including Fordham, Marquette, Baylor and Pennsylvania's Wilkes University have already pulled their Cosby degrees.

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