Cornell faculty vote no confidence in university's leadership
The faculty senate of Cornell University approved a resolution Friday declaring no confidence in the school's top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student's lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity party in 2024.
The Cornell University faculty senate passed a no-confidence resolution on Friday, a non-binding symbolic gesture expressing discontent with the school's central administration. According to Malay Mail, South China Morning Post, and New Straits Times, the vote was a rebuke of leadership regarding its handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape.
The resolution passed with 75 votes in favor, 50 against, and five abstentions. The resolution states the faculty lacks confidence in the administration's ability to effectively address the ongoing sexual assault crisis at the university.
A lawsuit alleges that a female student was assaulted by seven male students at a campus fraternity house. NDTV reports the student is identified in court documents by the pseudonym Jane Doe, who alleged in her civil complaint that the university failed to protect her. In response to the initial allegations, Cornell shut down the fraternity and temporarily suspended the accused students, two of whom were eventually expelled, according to Malay Mail, South China Morning Post, and New Straits Times.
The university has commissioned an independent probe into its handling of the case, and the president suspended all fraternity parties on campus for the remainder of the academic year in October, according to Malay Mail and South China Morning Post. Meanwhile, New York state prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into the incident.
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