The campus faculty initiated the non-binding ballot following accusations detailed in a recent lawsuit that seven male students pressured a female student into taking ketamine before raping her at the Chi Phi fraternity house. Although Cornell closed the chapter house, issued temporary suspensions, and expelled two individuals, critics condemned the measures as inadequate. State Attorney General Letitia James has reopened a criminal investigation into the matter. Meanwhile, President Michael Kotlikoff has apologized to the victim and halted all fraternity social functions through the end of the academic year.
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State Attorney General Letitia James has officially reopened a criminal probe into the al…: State Attorney General Letitia James has officially reopened a criminal probe into the alleged 2024 fraternity assault.
President Michael Kotlikoff instituted a campuswide suspension on all fraternity social e…: President Michael Kotlikoff instituted a campuswide suspension on all fraternity social events and parties for the remainder of the school year.
Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates was appointed to conduct an independent r…: Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates was appointed to conduct an independent review of Cornell's institutional response.
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The vote ends next Friday and could put pressure on Cornell’s president, as two of the accused students have been expelled.
NEW YORK: Faculty members at Cornell University began a no-confidence vote Thursday (Oct 29) over the university leadership's handling of sexual assault, after accusations of a gang rape sparked outcry in the United States.
The 2024 incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, saw a female student pressured to take ketamine, assaulted and raped by seven male students on campus.
Prosecutors have recently reopened a criminal investigation into the alleged gang rape, with state Attorney General Letitia James leading the case.
Cornell, an Ivy League institution in New York state, was widely accused of failing to properly punish the men involved.
The no-confidence vote opened Thursday and will run until next Friday. Its result is not binding but could represent a strong rebuke of Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff.
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