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SENATERESOLUTION
AResolutionexpressinganobjectiontotheGeorgeWashingtonUniversitysdecisiontonot
revokethehonorarydegreeofMr.BillCosby
.
SHORTTITLE:
TheBillCosbyHonoraryDegreeRevocationAct
SRF1505
AcademicAffairsCommittee,StudentLifeCommittee
SPONSORS:
Sen.ErikaFeinman(CCASU)
Sen.ThomasFalcigno(CCASU,ChairProTempore)
Sen.CharlesSpiritos(ESIAU)
Sen.NickWatkins(CCASU)
COSPONSORS:
Sen.EvanBursey(CCASU,ViceChairmanofStudentLifeCommittee)
Sen.BradyForrest(CCASG)
Sen.MelissaLawrence(CCASU)
Sen.EricBeeler(ESIAU)
Sen.RohanBhargava(ESIAU)
Sen.PriyankaWalimbe(UAtLarge)
Sen.KelseyLombard(UAtLarge)
Sen.BriannaBorghi(Freshman,StudentLife)
PURPOSE:
ToexpressanobjectiontotheGeorgeWashingtonUniversitysdecisiontonot
revokethehonorarydegreeofMr.BillCosbyandforotherpurposes.
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WHEREAS
Mr.CosbyreceivedanhonorarydegreefromtheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityin
1997whenhedeliveredthatyearscommencementaddress.
WHEREAS
AnhonorarydegreefromtheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityisforthosewho
demonstratethevalueofhardwork,dignityandintegrity.
WHEREAS
Recently,morethan40womenhavespokenoutaccusingMr.Cosbyofdrugging
andrapingthem.
WHEREAS
TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityhasconsideredtheideaofrevokingMr.
Cosbyshonorarydegreeinrecentweeks.
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WHEREAS
TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityannouncedonOctober20
,2015thatthe
schoolwouldnotrevokeMr.Cosbysdegree,stating,Whileweareshockedanddisturbedby
theallegationsagainstMr.Cosby,honorarydegreesareconferredatamomentintime,basedon
whattheuniversityknowsaboutthehonoreeatthattime.Ithasneverbeentheuniversitys
practicetorescindanhonorarydegree.
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WHEREAS
OnOctober26
,2015,TheHatchetpublishedastaffeditorialexpressingtheir
disapprovalintheGeorgeWashingtonUniversitysdecision,stating,Cosbynolonger
demonstratesdignityorintegrity,andisnolongerworthyofanhonorarydegreefromGW.
WHEREAS
SevenuniversitieshaverescindedMr.Cosbyshonorarydegrees,includingTufts
University,whichisoneoftheGeorgeWashingtonUniversitysmarketbasketschools.
WHEREAS
TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityshouldnotbeassociatedwithanypersonwho
committedsuchhorrificactionsandassuch,shouldnotholdanhonorarydegreefromthe
GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.
WHEREAS
TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityshouldhonortheircommitmenttosupport
survivorsofsexualassaultbyrescindingMr.Cosbyshonorarydegree.
WHEREAS
TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityhasdemonstratedtheircommitmentto
survivorsofsexualassaultthroughtheirparticipationincampaignssuchasItsOnUsand
throughimplementingmandatorysexualassaultpreventioneducation.
WHEREAS
RescindingMr.Cosbyshonorarydegreewouldshowcontinuouscommitmentto
supportingsurvivorsofsexualassault.
BEITRESOLVED
ThattheStudentAssociationSenateformallycallsupontheGeorge
WashingtonUniversitytoimmediatelyreconsidertheirdecisionandrevokethehonorarydegree
giventoMr.BillCosbyin1997.
BEITRESOLVED
ThattheStudentAssociationSenateherebyrefusestotoleratesexual
assaultandrecognizestheimportanceofstandingwithsurvivorsofsexualassaultonourcampus
andglobally.
AcademicAffairsCommitteeReport: PassedPassedasamendedFailedWithdrawn
StudentLifeCommitteeReport:
PassedPassedasamendedFailedWithdrawn
SenateVote:
Yea
Nay
Abstain
CaseySyron,ExecutiveVicePresident
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Date
Attest:___________________________
KevinBurchill,SenateSecretary
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Date
_____________________________________________________________________________
PresidentialSubmission
AndreaDowd,President
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Date
Approve/Veto