{
  "id": 15818479,
  "title": "Cornell responds to Jane Doe's letter saying she felt 'unsupported' by university president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cornell-responds-to-jane-does-letter-saying-she-felt-unsupported-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:14:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/education/6161542-jane-doe-cornell-letter/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Cornell University student known as Jane Doe sent a letter to faculty leaders stating she felt “unsupported and disbelieved” by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff. According to The Korea Times, the letter describes a secondhand account in which the president questioned why she waited so long to report an alleged sexual assault involving seven men at a fraternity house. The woman expressed a desire to share this information because she believes it may be relevant as faculty consider a vote of no confidence in the school's administration.\n\nCornell has denied the claims regarding the president's remark, according to CBS News. PBS NewsHour reports that the dispute over the president's comments comes as faculty prepare for a potential vote of no confidence in the university's leadership. The case has resulted in student protests, a state investigation, and scrutiny of the university's disciplinary system.",
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    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Orazio Petito, former Cornell fraternity president, removed from Jane Doe rape lawsuit ‘with prejudice’; Here's what does it mean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/orazio-petito-former-cornell-fraternity-president-removed-from-jane",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Former Cornell student alleging sexual assault says she felt ‘unsupported’ by university’s president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/former-cornell-student-alleging-sexual-assault-says-she-felt",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:29:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says president’s response made her feel ‘disbelieved’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-presidents-response",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:37:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Cornell responds to Jane Doe letter saying she felt disbelieved",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cornell-responds-to-jane-doe-letter-saying-she-felt-disbelieved",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Cornell Jane Doe says embattled university head doubted her gang-rape allegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cornell-jane-doe-says-embattled-university-head-doubted-her-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:08:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says president's response made her feel 'disbelieved'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-presidents-response-15787016",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:22:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says university president's response made her feel 'unsupported'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-university-presidents",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:06:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}