Howard University Students Want Phylicia Rashad Fired After She Showed Support For Bill Cosby's Release
July 2 2021, Published 12:31 p.m. ET
Howard University students are coming for Phylicia Rashad, and she's just two days into the job.
Students and alumni of the Washington, D.C. college are joining the #ByePhylicia outrage after Rashad threw her support in Bill Cosby's corner following his Wednesday prison release.
The 73-year-old actress -- who famously played Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show -- was crowned the university's Dean of its College of Fine Arts.
Her first day was Thursday, and students are already demanding for her to be fired.
"Hold her [expletive] accountable,” Whitney Meritus, who graduated from Howard in 2004, demanded.
“I think it’s good that Phylicia Rashad spoke up and showed us she’s not qualified to be the Dean of the College of Fine Arts,” tweeted Andrew Addison, who is another alumni.
As Breaking Celebrity News reported, Rashad's so new to the staff that her mug hasn't even been added to the college's dean directory list.
We spoke to one staff member who ensured us that Rashad's photo will be added once they update the site's page.