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Cornell faculty move for no-confidence vote in president over assault case
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Members of Cornell University's Faculty Council have filed a no-confidence resolution against President Michael Kotlikoff and the university administration over its handling of a 2024 campus sexual assault case, with about 40 of the council's 75-plus members backing it. The resolution is due to be taken up at a plenary meeting on Oct. 14. Cornell's board has appointed former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review, and students have protested on campus.
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Members of Cornell University's Faculty Council have submitted a resolution of no confidence in President Michael Kotlikoff and the university administration, criticising how it handled a sexual assault case first reported two years ago. Yonhap and Kyunghyang Shinmun, both citing CNN and The New York Times, reported that the resolution was filed on the evening of Oct. 5. The Faculty Council is Cornell's main legislative advisory and review body, made up of more than 75 faculty representatives. [ 1 , 3 ]
The draft resolution states that the council judges the university administration incapable of effectively responding to the continuing sexual violence crisis at Cornell, according to the two reports. About 40 council members have expressed support, and the resolution is due to be put to a plenary meeting on Oct. 14. Arianna Kim, a music professor on the council, told The New York Times that the move made clear the faculty's rejection of the leadership and amounted to saying it was effectively unfit to run the university. [ 1 , 3 ]
Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that Cornell's board of trustees special committee said in a statement that it had appointed former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of the university's sexual violence prevention and response systems. The team will examine whether Cornell followed its own rules and procedures at the time and whether there were failings in its initial response, the paper reported. Yonhap reported that Cornell and its leadership had promised to accept an independent outside investigation. [ 1 , 3 ]
A former Cornell student identified as Jane Doe says she was sexually assaulted by seven male students on campus in October 2024 and has recently filed a civil lawsuit against the university and the alleged perpetrators, according to all three reports. She says she reported the incident to the university and to prosecutors at the time, but that it did not lead to criminal charges and that the alleged perpetrators were not properly punished. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Newsis, citing AP, reported that the prosecutor with jurisdiction over the case decided not to indict, that Cornell expelled two of the named male students and gave the remaining five light disciplinary measures, and that New York State recently decided to reinvestigate through a special prosecutor. It also reported that students protested on campus on Oct. 5 over the university's handling of the case. Members of the campus community have strongly objected, saying the university did not properly investigate the case, according to Yonhap and Kyunghyang Shinmun. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Почему это важно
The case puts the leadership of a major U.S. university under pressure from its own faculty and students over how it handled allegations of sexual violence, and it has drawn a state-level reinvestigation. A no-confidence vote on Oct. 14 would test whether the administration can hold its position while an outside review is under way.
Ключевые факты
- Members of Cornell University's Faculty Council submitted a no-confidence resolution against the university leadership on the evening before Oct. 6, criticising its handling of a sexual assault case. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The draft resolution says the council judges the university administration incapable of effectively responding to Cornell's continuing sexual violence crisis. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The resolution is due to be put to a plenary meeting on Oct. 14, and about 40 of the council's more than 75 members have expressed support. [ 1 , 3 ]
- A former Cornell student identified as Jane Doe says she was sexually assaulted by seven male students on campus in October 2024 and has filed a civil lawsuit against the university and the alleged perpetrators. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The case did not lead to criminal charges, and the woman says the perpetrators were not properly punished. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Cornell said it would accept an independent outside investigation into the matter. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that Cornell's board committee appointed former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of the university's sexual violence prevention and response systems. [ 3 ]
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- Faculty Council members submitted a no-confidence resolution against Cornell's leadership over its handling of the sexual assault case. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The draft resolution states that the council judges the university administration unable to effectively address the continuing sexual violence crisis at Cornell. [ 1 , 3 ]
- About 40 council members support the move, which is due to be taken up at a plenary meeting on Oct. 14. [ 1 , 3 ]
- A former Cornell student known as Jane Doe alleges she was sexually assaulted by seven male students on campus in October 2024 and has filed a civil lawsuit against the university and the alleged perpetrators. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The allegations did not lead to criminal charges, and the woman says the perpetrators were not properly punished. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Cornell said it would accept an independent outside investigation. [ 1 , 3 ]
Пока неясно
- Newsis reported that two of the named male students were expelled and the remaining five received light disciplinary measures. Only one document states the disciplinary outcome; no other outlet in the set confirms it.
- Newsis reported that New York State recently decided to reinvestigate the case through a special prosecutor. This appears in only one document and is not confirmed elsewhere.
- Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates was appointed to lead Cornell's independent review. The appointment is described in only one document; Yonhap refers only to an independent outside investigation.
- Whether the no-confidence resolution will pass. The documents say only that it is due to be taken up on Oct. 14 and that about 40 members support it; no outcome is reported.
- The scale of the campus protest. The documents describe a large protest but give no number of participants.
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- Yonhap reports that Cornell Faculty Council members filed a no-confidence resolution against the university leadership the previous evening. [ 1 ]
- Newsis reports, citing AP, that students protested at Cornell over the university's handling of the 2024 case. [ 2 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun reports the faculty no-confidence move and that Cornell's board committee appointed Sally Yates to lead an independent review. [ 3 ]