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Cosby not around for my commencement

28 April 2008

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

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Graduation speaker announced

14 April 2008

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

Cosby visit an Honors hoax

02 April 2008

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

Bill Cosby’s fireside chat with College of Education postponed

21 February 2008

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

Bill Cosby isn’t speaking to us anymore

03 December 2007

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,

Come on, Bill: a review of Bill Cosby’s “Come on People”

29 November 2007

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

As season nears, team looking to follow advice from ‘the Cos’

20 March 2007

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

Bill Cosby to lay it down, a hip hop album

06 February 2007

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

A movie with a “Cos”

19 September 2006 The Temple News

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

Cosby to speak at 2007 High Point grad

05 September 2006

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