The University of Massachusetts-Amherst has cut ties with alumnus Bill Cosby amid allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault.
A
university spokesman told the Boston Globe on Wednesday university
officials had asked Cosby to step down as an honorary co-chairman of
their $300 million fundraising campaign and Cosby agreed.
Cosby
received a master's degree and a doctorate in education from the
university. He and his wife donated several hundred thousand dollars to
the university.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley sent a letter to the university urging it to cut ties with Cosby.
Coakley
says while Cosby hadn't been criminally charged his association sends
the wrong message when the state is focused on the prevention of campus
sexual assault.
Cosby's lawyer has called the allegations "unsubstantiated" and "discredited."
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