Bill Cosby (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Bill Cosby" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 18:56:37, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

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ap.org (Global: 1,968^th place; Simple English: 834^th place)

bigstory.ap.org

Dale, Maryclaire (December 30, 2015). "Bill Cosby charged with sexually assaulting a woman". Associated Press. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

archive-it.org (Global: 1,292^nd place; Simple English: 857^th place)

wayback.archive-it.org

"Bill Cosby is Marquette University's spring Commencement speaker". Marquette University Office of Marketing and Communication. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Asante, Molefi K. (2002). 100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Pyr Books. ISBN 978-1-57392-963-9.

baylor.edu (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,035^th place)

"Bill Cosby Lifts Baylor, Waco Spirits At "Pep Rally"". Baylor University. September 5, 2003. Retrieved September 19, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

berklee.edu (Global: 7,060^th place; Simple English: low place)

"Retiring College President Lee Eliot Berk and Bill Cosby Honored at Berklee College of Music's 2004 Commencement" (Press release). Berklee College of Music. May 8, 2004. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Three Score: The Berklee 60th Anniversary Concert". Berklee College of Music. January 28, 2006. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

boston.com (Global: 468^th place; Simple English: 384^th place)

"Bill Cosby Battles Hecklers at Atlanta Performance: 'Stop it! This is Our Show'".
"Boston University rescinds Bill Cosby's honorary degree". Boston Globe. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

broadwayworld.com (Global: 448^th place; Simple English: 548^th place)

TV News Desk (25 November 2013). "Video: Bill Cosby: Far From Finished on Blu-Ray/DVD Today". Retrieved December 6, 2014.

browndailyherald.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 9,811^th place)

"Brown revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree". Brown Daily Herald. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

cbslocal.com (Global: 1,062^nd place; Simple English: 492^nd place)

boston.cbslocal.com

"Tufts University Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree". CBS Boston. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

chortle.co.uk (Global: 3,140^th place; Simple English: 5,344^th place)

"The comedians' comedian". Chortle.co.uk. December 30, 2015.

citizensvoice.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Wilkes University rescinds Cosby's honorary degree". CITIZENS VOICE. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

cmu.edu (Global: 2,125^th place; Simple English: 1,513^th place)

"Commencement 2007: Celebrating Honors and Achievements". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; Simple English: 21^st place)

cnn.com

CNN, Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper. "Bill Cosby guilty on all three counts in indecent assault trial". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

edition.cnn.com

Ray Sanchez; Sonia Moghe; Kristina Sgueglia (July 1, 2021). "Bill Cosby is a free man after Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns sex assault conviction". CNN. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

courant.com (Global: 1,696^th place; Simple English: 1,667^th place)

MEGAN, KATHLEEN. "UConn Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree". courant.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

go.com (Global: 97^th place; Simple English: 56^th place)

abcnews.go.com

"The Latest: Bill Cosby Charged With Sexual Assault". ABC News. ABC TV. Associated Press. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

gq.com (Global: 1,063^rd place; Simple English: 916^th place)

"Comedians Salute the Stand-Up Comedy Classic Bill Cosby: Himself". 22 May 2013.

haverford.edu (Global: low place; Simple English: 4,951^st place)

"Honorary Degree Recipients" (PDF). Haverford College. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

kennedy-center.org (Global: 6,086^th place; Simple English: 2,340^th place)

"Biography of Bill Cosby". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2007.

marquette.edu (Global: 8,736^th place; Simple English: low place)

"Bill Cosby is Marquette University's spring Commencement speaker". Marquette University Office of Marketing and Communication. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

navy.mil (Global: 206^th place; Simple English: 340^th place)

Mass, Chief. "MCPON Designates Bill Cosby Honorary Chief". United States Navy. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

navymemorial.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Lone Sailor Award recipients". navymemorial.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-01-03.

navytimes.com (Global: 6,334^th place; Simple English: 5,821^st place)

"Bill Cosby's honorary chief status revoked amid controversy". Navy Times. December 4, 2014.

nbcbayarea.com (Global: 6,724^th place; Simple English: 4,404^th place)

"University of San Francisco Rescinds Bill Cosby Honorary Degree". NBC BAY AREA. September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; Simple English: 82^nd place)

Rappleye, Connor, Hannah, Tracy (September 6, 2016). "Bill Cosby's Sex Assault Trial Set for June 5". NBC News. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Bill Cosby's new lawyer represented Michael Jackson". NBC News. 21 August 2017.
"Navy Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Title Amid Sex Assault Claims". NBC News. December 5, 2014.

newswise.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,120^th place)

"Bill Cosby: Commencement Speaker". Newswise. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

northcoastnow.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

chronicle.northcoastnow.com

"Oberlin College gives Cosbys, Stevie Wonder honorary doctorates". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

npr.org (Global: 114^th place; Simple English: 78^th place)

Allyn, Bobby (January 23, 2018). "Bill Cosby Makes Surprise Stand-Up Appearance Ahead Of Retrial". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

nydailynews.com (Global: 261^st place; Simple English: 151^st place)

"Oberlin College rescinds honorary degree awarded Bill Cosby". New York Daily News. December 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
Gregorian, Dareh (September 24, 2015). "Fordham revokes Bill Cosby's honorary degree". Daily News. New York. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

Lauren McCarthy (June 30, 2021). "Bill Cosby's release prompts criticism from #MeToo, praise from the actress Phylicia Rashad". New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
Bowley, Graham (30 June 2021). "Bill Cosby is freed after serving three years of his sentence for sexual assault". New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
Genzlinger, Neil (2013-11-22). "The Art of Burning Rubber vs. Steady Wins the Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
Ember, Sydney; Moynihan, Colin (6 October 2015). "To Revoke or Not: Colleges That Gave Cosby Honors Face a Tough Question". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

pagesix.com (Global: 4,515^th place; Simple English: 1,801^st place)

Smith, Emily (19 July 2016). "Bill Cosby is 'completely blind' and homebound". Page Six. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

rpi.edu (Global: 8,709^th place; Simple English: 4,745^th place)

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"Cosby Urges Rensselaer Graduates: Be Honest, Be Humble". Albany, New York. May 12, 2001. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

sfgate.com (Global: 248^th place; Simple English: 242^nd place)

"Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree at Cal Poly Pomona Revoked". Retrieved November 20, 2015.

startribune.com (Global: 812^th place; Simple English: 478^th place)

"Georgia college considers rescinding honorary degree given to Bill Cosby; will vote next week". Star Tribune. October 17, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

swarthmore.edu (Global: 6,821^st place; Simple English: 2,537^th place)

"Past Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients". Retrieved May 20, 2014.

tv.com (Global: 1,028^th place; Simple English: 664^th place)

"Bill Cosby Trivia - Bill Cosby Facts - Bill Cosby Notes". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08.

uconn.edu (Global: 5,263^rd place; Simple English: 3,624^th place)

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"Commencement: Speakers". University of Connecticut. May 18, 1996. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

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"Commencement: Honorary Degrees". University of Connecticut. May 18, 1996. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

upenn.edu (Global: 784^th place; Simple English: 628^th place)

"Commencement: Honorary Degrees". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Commencement: Speakers Since 1938". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; Simple English: 61^st place)

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Laura Sanicola (September 24, 2015). "Another hit for Cosby: Fordham rescinds honorary degree". USA TODAY College. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

usc.edu (Global: 1,432^nd place; Simple English: 868^th place)

"A Joyous Day of Academic Celebration – USC's 115th Commencement, May 8, 1998". USC News. May 8, 1998. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.

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"VCU 40th Anniversary Events". Virginia Commonwealth University. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

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https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/hoeyesterett-avviste-cosby-anke.mRijPwHC2?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=hovedlopet_row14_pos1. VG. Retrieved March 7, 2022

vimeo.com (Global: 1,259^th place; Simple English: 2,283^rd place)

"Bill Cosby Commencement Speech 2002". Drew University. May 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

wacotrib.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Stottlemyre, Matthew (October 9, 2015). "Baylor rescinds honorary doctorate given to Bill Cosby in 2003". Waco Tribune-Herald.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; Simple English: 26^th place)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/conversations-museums-african-art-outshines-cosbys-african-american-art/2014/11/09/89b2b1f6-682c-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html
Ohlheiser, Abby (30 December 2015). "Bill Cosby charged in sexual assault case". Washington Post. No. Online. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

wboc.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Baltimore's Goucher College Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree". WBOC 16. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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"Bill Cosby Trivia - Bill Cosby Facts - Bill Cosby Notes". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08.
"Biography of Bill Cosby". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2007.
"Lone Sailor Award recipients". navymemorial.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
Mass, Chief. "MCPON Designates Bill Cosby Honorary Chief". United States Navy. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
"Oberlin College gives Cosbys, Stevie Wonder honorary doctorates". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
"VCU 40th Anniversary Events". Virginia Commonwealth University. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Three Score: The Berklee 60th Anniversary Concert". Berklee College of Music. January 28, 2006. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Honorary Degrees". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. 31 (31). June 6, 2003. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Georgia college considers rescinding honorary degree given to Bill Cosby; will vote next week". Star Tribune. October 17, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
"Bill Cosby Commencement Speech 2002". Drew University. May 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
"Honorary Degree Recipients" (PDF). Haverford College. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"A Joyous Day of Academic Celebration – USC's 115th Commencement, May 8, 1998". USC News. May 8, 1998. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
"Commencement: Speakers". University of Connecticut. May 18, 1996. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
"Commencement: Honorary Degrees". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Commencement: Speakers Since 1938". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

wgntv.com (Global: 8,449^th place; Simple English: 2,217^th place)

"Supreme Court turns away prosecutors' appeal in Bill Cosby case". WGN-TV. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-07.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Genzlinger, Neil (2013-11-22). "The Art of Burning Rubber vs. Steady Wins the Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

yale.edu (Global: 559^th place; Simple English: 382^nd place)

"Honorary Degrees". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. 31 (31). June 6, 2003. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

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