Critics blast Howard University dean Phylicia Rashad after her support of Bill Cosby’s prison release CBS Baltimore 4 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS Baltimore WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — Actress Phylicia Rashad, who was appointed dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts in May, is under fire after praising Bill Cosby’s release from prison Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction. Rashad, 73, known for her role as Cosby’s wife Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”, tweeted “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” The tweet since has been deleted.