New York University has moved to strip Bill Cosby's name from its Future Filmmakers Workshop.

According to the New York Times, the intensive workshop, aimed at recruiting and increasing the number of students from underrepresented backgrounds in the film industry, will no longer operate as a tribute to the legendary performer.

The 78-year-old now finds himself embroiled in a widening controversy where dozens of women have recently come forward to allege that they were drugged and sexually assaulted by him over a period that spans at least four decades.

While admitting that the university moved to strip Cosby's name from the program "in light of recent events, NYU spokesperson Matt Nagel said the university would have no further comment.

The move continues a pattern where other institutions, such as Central State University in Ohio, Temple University in Philadelphia and Spelman College in Atlanta, have all elected to dissolve partnerships they had with Cosby or strip his name from facilities and programs previously named in his honor.

According to promotional material, the NYU workshop works with about 15 selected high school students and Cosby's contribution largely consisted of him hosting several benefit concerts over the years.

In addition and outside the world of academia, the allegations have resulted in TV Land pulling reruns of "The Cosby Show" off the air and a new pilot he was shopping being dropped by NBC. At Disney World's Hollywood Studios, a statue of Mr. Cosby was removed.

While Cosby has never been criminally charged stemming from any of the alleged incidents, he is slated to go under oath during a deposition hearing scheduled for later this fall stemming from a civil suit filed by a former Playboy Bunny.

Judy Huth alleges that Cosby raped and drugged her more than 40 years ago when she was just 15 years old. Her attorney, famed civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred, has vowed to question Cosby about each of his alleged victims over the course of the proceedings.