I was an eager freshman in 2004.
That fall, Bill Cosby, Board of Trustees member, alumnus and longtime university advocate, held his second annual “Cosby 101” event, during which he lectured to incoming Temple students on life, the city and education.
There he promised the graduating Class of 2008 – my class – he would speak at [...]

Floyd W. Alston will be the featured speaker at the university-wide commencement ceremony at the Liacouras Center on May 22.
Alston, a local business leader, will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the university, according to a university release. In 1990, Alston founded Beech Corp., a community development corporation that revitalized the [...]

Subtle hints at a guest appearance from Temple alum Bill Cosby went out in an e-mail on the evening of March 31.
Sent only to students enrolled in the Honors Program, the e-mail told students to stop by the Honors Lounge in the Tuttleman Learning Center around 4 p.m. The e-mail read, in part, “A notable [...]

Today’s ‘fireside chat,’ a forum for Temple education students to learn about issues facing future teachers - and highlighted by an appearance by university alumnus Bill Cosby - has been postponed.
Cosby had another scheduled event, according to Valerie Gay, director of Temple’s Development and Alumni Affairs. He asked for the event to go on as [...]

Despite repeated attempts to ask for an interview with Temple alumnus, booster and Board of Trustees member Bill Cosby, we, the 86-year-old newspaper of the community for which he is, invariably, the most public figure, haven’t heard back.
Even though we want to promote his new book, “Come on People,” which The Temple News reviewed without [...]

Last month, Bill Cosby co-published “Come on People,” a book criticizing the black community. Read a review.

Prior to its outdoor season, the track and field team received a pep talk from an unlikely speaker.
Temple alum Bill Cosby, a former track and football athlete, spoke to the entire team, which has the Owls determined and excited for the outdoor season.
“He told us to be proud of ourselves and he inspired us to [...]

Temple’s favorite alumni and Board of Trustees member Bill Cosby is planning to release a hip-hop album titled State of Emergency, according to AllHipHop.com. Cosby, 70, has spoken out against vulgar rap music in the past, but his album is reportedly clean and issue oriented.
This album will be the Cos’ 35th to date.
Alex Irwin can [...]

An interesting exchange of dynamics emerged as Bill Cosby headlined his first university affiliated appearance since declining invitations to speak at the 2005 and 2006 commencement ceremonies here. The Department of Education hosted the event at McGonigle Hall Sept. 12.
Cosby promoted a PBS documentary titled, “The Boys of Baraka,” before a group of about 200 [...]

Temple alumnus and Board of Trustees member Bill Cosby has announced he will be the commencement speaker at High Point University’s 2007 graduation ceremony next spring.
High Point, located in High Point, N.C., has confirmed Cosby as a speaker at their May 5, 2007 ceremony for graduating students. High Point spokesperson Chris Dudley said Cosby’s invitation [...]