This was the first time the university had rescinded the award since it started to bestow it in 1984.

On Monday, The Washington Post published accounts from eight women, three of whom spoke on the record, of misbehavior by Mr. Rose throughout his career, including groping, exposing himself to co-workers and inappropriate phone calls. The next day, he was fired by CBS, and PBS announced it was ceasing distribution of his nightly interview program.

Past recipients of the Cronkite Award include the Washington Post Company chairwoman Katharine Graham, the Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, and the news anchors Christiane Amanpour, Gwen Ifill and Diane Sawyer.

In 2009, the Cronkite Award was given to Brian Williams, then the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News.” In 2015 Mr. Williams admitted he had falsely claimed that he had been on a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq in 2003. The university did not rescind the award in his case.

Pointing to news reports detailing “sexual harassment and a pattern of unprofessional behavior,” the board of the University of Kansas’ William Allen White Foundation withdrew Mr. Rose’s National Citation with a vote.