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ALBANY — Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby on Thursday became the latest fallen star to have an honorary degree rescinded by the State University of New York.

The SUNY Board of Trustees voted to rescind the honorary degree given Cosby in 2000 by the Fashion Institute of Technology, which recently recommended the move after Cosby was convicted on April 26 in Pennsylvania on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman.

SUNY joins Johns Hopkins University, Notre Dame, Carnegie Mellon and Wesleyan in repealing an honorary degree to Cosby.

The SUNY board on Thursday also rescinded an honorary degree granted jointly to former Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine, who was fired after being hit with sexual harassment allegations. The degree was awarded to him jointly in 2006 by SUNY Potsdam and SUNY College of Optometry.

“Today we continue to take a stand against sexual misconduct,” SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson said. “The actions that led to the recent conviction of Bill Cosby and the compelling evidence against James Levine are inexcusable and oppose the values and mission of our system.

“It is for this reason that SUNY revokes their honorary degrees.”

Cosby, who admitted drugging women before having sex with them, has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to appeal his conviction.

SUNY previously rescinded honorary degrees granted by SUNY Buffalo to disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and by SUNY Oswego to former talk show host Charlie Rose, both of whom have been accused of sexual abuse.