Cosby Resigns From Temple University’s Board of Trustees

Spelman College

Cosby also has longstanding ties to Spelman College, an historically black women’s school in Atlanta. He and his wife Camille donated $20 million in 1988 to construct an academic center and also endowed a professorship. The facility houses a fine arts museum and a college archive.

Camille Cosby received an honorary degree from Spelman and two of the couple’s daughters attended the college.

In a Nov. 25 statement, Spelman President Beverly Daniel Tatum said the school “isn’t in discussions regarding changes to the terms of the gift” from the Cosbys.

When asked yesterday if there had been any change, Spelman spokeswoman Audrey Arthur referred to last week’s statement.

“Though it is not appropriate for the college to comment publicly on specific allegations against any individual, sexual assault is a profoundly serious issue for any educational institution,” Tatum wrote in the statement. “Please know that we do not condone sexual violence in any form and understand our critical role as a women’s college to lead in the fight against it.”

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